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European Searocket

Cakile maritima

The European Searocket is a special plant that grows by the sea. It has beautiful purple flowers and can survive in sandy, salty places where few other plants can grow.

Lebensraum: Coastal areas

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The European Searocket is a sprawling plant with fleshy, deeply lobed green leaves. It has small, four-petaled flowers, typically pale purple to white, growing in clusters. Its distinctive, rocket-shaped seed pods make it stand out on sandy shores.

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European Searocket

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It's a champion colonizer, often the first plant to sprout on newly formed sand dunes!

Its common name comes from its rocket-shaped seed pods, not because it flies!

Some people call its leaves 'sea mustard' because they taste a bit peppery!

This tough plant can even withstand being partially buried by shifting sands and survive!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Salt Solver

European Searocket can thrive in salty sand by storing and releasing excess salt, allowing it to grow where other plants struggle.

Fähigkeit

Ocean Voyager

European Searocket has buoyant, corky seed pods that float on ocean currents, spreading its seeds to new beaches far away.

Fähigkeit

Quick Grower

European Searocket can grow fast and produce seeds quickly, helping it survive in unstable, shifting coastal environments.

Maße und Details

Höhe
10-60 cm
Ausbreitung
20-50 cm
Blütengröße
0.5-1 cm
Blütezeit
Late spring to early fall
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Einjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Honey bees visit its flowers for nectar.

pollinates

Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

Bumblebees are important pollinators of its small flowers.

eaten by

European Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Rabbits often browse on its leaves in dune areas.

eats

Searocket Plant Bug

Ficobrissus fasciatus

Specialized bugs feed on its leaves and sap.

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Be careful not to pick too many plants, as they help the beach stay healthy!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von European Searocket?

10-60 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von European Searocket?

20-50 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von European Searocket?

0.5-1 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von European Searocket?

Late spring to early fall

Was ist der/die/das essbar von European Searocket?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von European Searocket?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von European Searocket?

Einjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von European Searocket?

Insekten

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