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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (5/21/15):
Cakile harperi
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Harper's Searocket from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cakile edentula ssp. harperi
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Cakile edentula ssp. harperi
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-08-001:
Cakile harperi
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cakile harperi
COMMON NAME:
Southeastern Sea Rocket, Harper's Searocket
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February Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
Smooth, fleshy, freely branched, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (5/21/15):
Cakile harperi
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cakile edentula ssp. harperi
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Cakile edentula ssp. harperi
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-08-001:
Cakile harperi
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cakile harperi
1927
Forb
Annual/Fortuitous perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: beaches, at or near the wrack line, per Weakley's Flora
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Pink/Whitish
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
4 sepals
4 petals
6 stamens tetradynamous (2 short, 4 long)
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Brown
Silique
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p343
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia p283
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p079
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p019?
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p093?