Cakile edentula

American searocket

Family: Brassicaceae · Type: perennial · Not Native

American searocket is a naturalized perennial found in coastal bioregions of California including northern, central, and southern coast regions in beach dunes at elevations below 50 meters. Flowering from May to November, this plant produces white to pale lavender flowers approximately 4.5 to 9.5 millimeters long. Growing with ascending to erect stems up to 80 centimeters tall, it spreads across sandy coastal landscapes. Its cauline leaves are ovate to spoon-shaped, varying in attachment from petioled to sessile. The distinctive fruit is elongated, measuring 1.2 to 2.9 centimeters long with a somewhat flattened terminal segment.

Habitat: Beach dunes

Bloom period: May-Nov

Elevation: < 50 m

Bioregions: NCo, CCo, SCo

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.