Brassicaceae FAMILY
Cakile edentula
Cakile edentula
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cakile edentula is an annual plant, usually erect but sometimes prostrate and much branched; it grows up to 80cm tall. The plant sometimes perennates, in which case it is usually compact in form and rarely sprawling[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeWestern and eastern N. America - Alaska to California and Quebec to Labrador, south to Illinois and N. Carolina.
HabitatSandy or gravelly beaches[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ].