Cakile edentula var. lacustris
Rhodora 24: 23. 1922.
Endemic
Synonyms: Cakile lacustris (Fernald) Pobedimova
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 7. Treatment on page 428.
Leaf blades not especially fleshy. Petals rarely aborted. Fruits 4-angled, 16–26 × 3–5 mm; terminal segment 4-angled, apex usually blunt, (flattened), relatively long. 2n = 18.
Phenology: Flowering May–Oct.
Habitat: Great Lakes beaches
Elevation: ca. 0 m
Distribution
Ont., Ill., Ind., Mich., N.Y., Ohio, Pa., Wis.
Discussion
Variety lacustris is sometimes sympatric with var. edentula; hybridization has not been demonstrated.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.