familyBrassicaceae
genusCakile
speciesCakile edentula
speciesCakile edentula
subspeciesCakile edentula subsp. edentula
Cakile edentula subsp. edentula
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 7. Treatment on page 428.
Revision as of 22:18, 16 December 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer
Leaf blades ovate or spatulate, margins sinuate. Flowers: petals sometimes aborted or reduced to bristles. Fruits 4-angled; terminal segment turbinate or 4-angled, 12–26 × 3–9 mm, apex usually acute or blunt, rarely retuse.
Distribution
North America, introduced in e Asia (Japan), Australia.
Discussion
Varieties 2 (2 in the flora).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
Key
| 1 | Fruits: terminal segment turbinate, 5-9 mm wide, apex relatively short | Cakile edentula var. edentula |
| 1 | Fruits: terminal segment 4-angled, 3-5 mm wide, apex relatively long | Cakile edentula var. lacustris |