American searocket

(Cakile edentula)

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Description

Cakile edentula, the American searocket, is a species of the flowering Cakile plant. This plant is native to North America. Individuals of this species are succulent plants with thick, edible leaves. This plant grows as a short shrub on beaches. Leaves, one per node, alternately grow on the stem. These leaves have various teeth and lobe patterns.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Brassicales
Family:Brassicaceae
Genus:Cakile
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