Brassicaceae

Coastal searocket

Cakile lanceolata O.E.Schulz

Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Cakile

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Coastal searocket: Very cloudy, windy Friday down by the sea so I was lucky to find a native wildflower that was new to me. These tiny blossoms (about 10mm) are from a plant growi — Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Coastal searocket

Synonyms

Cakile americana var. cubensis DC.
Cakile lanceolata subsp. domingensis (Tussac) O.E.Schulz
Cakile lanceolata var. integrifolia O.E.Schulz
Cakile lanceolata var. pinnatifida O.E.Schulz
Cakile maritima var. aequalis (L'Hér. ex DC.) Chapm.
Cakile maritima var. cubensis (DC.) Chapm.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Annual, Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sam Fraser-Smith from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sam Fraser-Smith from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sam Fraser-Smith from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sam Fraser-Smith from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.