Common name:
Sea rocket
Family:
Scientific name:
Cakile maritima
Main flower color:
Range:
All coastal areas of the UK
Height:
Up to 25 cm
Habitat:
Margins of sand and pebble beaches
Flowers:
Pale pink to almost white; four obovate petals and four yellow-green hairless sepals, about half as long as the corolla
Fruit:
Smooth, jointed, hairless pods up to 25 mm long, widest above the middle
Leaves:
Hairless, fleshy, shiny, pinnately lobed
Season:
June to September
Rarity:
★★★★★
