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SCIENTIFIC NAME
COMMON NAME
THUMBNAILS
Kingdom Plantae
Sub Kingdom Tracheobionta (vascular plant)
Superdivision Spermatophyta (seed plant)
Division Magnoliophyta (flowering plant)
Class Magnoliopsida (dicotyledon)
Order Capparales
Family Brassicaceae
Genus Cakile
Species maritima
Classification Scop.
Common Name European searocket

Geographic Range coastal area of Atlantic ocean and Mediterranean Sea.
Physical Characteristics annual plant of coastal dunes. The supple stem is up to 30 centimeters tall. The alternate green leaves are fleshy. It flowers with white and pink clusters from March to October. The flowers have four petals. It forms low pillows. The shoots can stand sandy burial.
Habitat it lives on sandy or gravelly soils, in the littoral area.

Sources  
References Laguna - Bimestrale per lo sviluppo delle zone umide
Riferimenti web http://www.regione.emilia-romagna.it/laguna/
Web References http://131.152.161.2/

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