Cakile lanceolata (Willd.) O.E.Schulz
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Authority
Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.
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Family
Brassicaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Erect or ascending, often much branched, 8 dm. high or less. Basal and lower leaves broadly oblong, obtuse, 5-8 cm. long, coarsely crenate-dentate; upper leaves smaller, narrowly obovate to oblong, crenate-dentate or entire; flowers pale purplish, 6-10 mm. broad; fruiting racemes often 3 dm. long; fruiting pedicels stout, ascending, 4-6 mm. long; pod 1.5-2.5 cm. long, its upper joint 11/2-4 times as long as the lower.
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Distribution
Maritime sands and white-lands, Abaco and Great Bahama southward throughout the archipelago to Salt Cay (Grand Turk), Inagua, the Anguilla Isles and Water Cay : Bermuda ; southern United States ; the West Indies and northern South America. Southern Sea-rocket. Gardena. Pork Bush.
Great Abaco Bahamas South America| Grand Turk Bahamas South America| Inagua Bahamas South America| Anguilla South America| Bermuda South America| West Indies| South America|