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European Searocket / Primorska morguša
Cakile maritima
45.0676, 13.6526
Field Notes
Description:
It is a common plant in the mustard family. This is an annual plant which grows in clumps or mounds in the sand on beaches and bluffs. The shiny leaves are fleshy, green and tinted with purple or magenta, and long-lobed. It has white to light purple flowers and sculpted, segmented, corky brown fruits one to three centimeters long. The fruits float and are water-dispersed.
Habitat:
Spotted on the beach. It is widespread in Europe, especially on coastlines, and it can now be found in other areas of the world where it has been introduced.
Notes:
The seed oil contains a high level of erucic acid, which can have pathological effects on the cardiac muscle of several animal species!!!
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Cakile maritima
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PublishedMay 15, 2013
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