Cakile maritima Scop. subsp. maritima
European searocket
Brassicaceae (Mustard family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
European searocket
Brassicaceae (Mustard family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
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Distribution of Cakile maritima subsp. maritima
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Species Information
General:
Annual herb from a taproot; stems branched, 15-45 cm long, prostrate or ascending.
Leaves:
Basal leaves egg-shaped or oblanceolate to deeply pinnately lobed, fleshy, the lower leaves usually distinctly pinnately lobed, stalked, 3-6 cm long; upper stem leaves less lobed or entire, unstalked.
Flowers:
Inflorescence a raceme; flower stalks 3-7 mm long, stout, ascending; petals purple, lilac or white, 6-10 mm long; sepals 3-5 mm long.
Fruits:
Siliques, 1.5-3 cm long, usually expanded at the joints into projecting wings, the upper segment twice as long as lower, conic to cylindric, tips acute to blunt.
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Cakile maritima ssp. maritima
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
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Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
10 | 9 | 11 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
2 | 2 | 2 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
0 | ||
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 2 | 2 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
A | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
2 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
CWH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
CWH(2) | ||
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Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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