Israel flowers: Sea Rocket
Cakile maritima, Bunias cakile , European searocket,
Hebrew: דו-פרק חופי, Arabic: رشاد البحر
| Scientific name: | Cakile maritima Scop. | |
| Synonym name: | Bunias cakile L. | |
| Common name: | European searocket, Sea Rocket | |
| Hebrew name: | דו-פרק חופי | |
| Arabic name: | رشاد البحر | |
| Family: | Cruciferae (Brassicaceae), מצליבים |
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| Life form: | Therophyte, annual | |
| Succulence: | Leaf succulent | |
| Stems: | 20-50 cm high; bright green, hairless, and very fleshy | |
| Leaves: | Alternate | |
| Flowers: | Lilach, white | |
| Fruits / pods: | Pods divided into two cells, the upper larger, with a seed in each. The upper breaks off whole, but the lower remains on the plant till the seed is shed. The seeds are dispersed by sea-water | |
| Flowering Period: | March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October | |
| Habitat: | Mediterranean strand | |
| Distribution: | The Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands | |
| Chorotype: | Med – Euro-Siberian | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
 Derivation of the botanical name: Cakile, from the Arabic names kakeleh, qaqila for cardamon.
maritima, pertaining to the sea.
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