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과명	Brassicaceae (배추과)	속명	Cakile (서양갯냉이속)
전체학명	Cakile edentula (Bigelow) Hook. Fl. Bor.-Amer. (Hooker) 1 : 59 (1830)	추천명	서양갯냉이
이명		외국명	American searocket

Cakile edentula (American searocket) is a species of the flowering Cakile plant. This plant is native to North America.

Cakile edentula is most commonly found on the beaches and dunes of North America. More commonly, it is found on the East coast of the United States. American sea-rocket is most likely to be found in areas along the coastline. This plant is not a wetland plant, but can occasionally be found in wetland environments. It is also a non-native, invasive species of anywhere else in the world, especially of Japan and Australia.

Individuals of this species are succulent plants with thick, edible leaves. This plant grows as a short shrub on beaches. Leaves, one per node, alternately grow on the stem. These leaves have various teeth and lobe patterns.

Flowers are separate, radially symmetrical, and contain four petals. These flowers can be pink to red, blue to purple, or white. Fruit are small and green, about 1-2 centimeters in diameter. These fruit are dry and do not split open when ripe. Fruit are released at the end of each growing season.

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cakile_edentula

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cakile_edentula