Camissonia's CA Native Plant Life List

I"ve been an amateur botanist since circa 1997 with a special interest in California native plants. A corollary passion of mine is birding and, like many fellow birders, I keep a Life List of all the bird species that I've observed in my lifetime. So I thought, why not also create a life list for plants I've seen in the field? In addition to California natives, I've also included a smaller list of plants that I've observed and photographed in their native habitats outside of the U.S.

Saturday, November 21, 2015

Cakile maritima (Sea Rocket) - Non-Native

8/19/04 Creekside at Montana de Oro State Park, San Luis Obispo County, CA

8/20/04 Pismo State Beach, San Luis Obispo County, CA

8/18/04 Moss Landing State Beach, Monterey County, CA

3/16/02 Salt Marsh Interpretive Trail, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve,
Huntington Beach, Orange County, CA

8/8/17 Beach access trail from Oceano campground to Oceano Dunes SRVA,
San Luis Obispo County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Sea Rocket

SPECIES: Cakile maritima

FAMILY: Brassicaceae (Mustard Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 3/16/2002

LOCATION: Salt Marsh Interpretive Trail, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Huntington Beach, Orange County, CA

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Annual, prostrate or mound-forming to erect

Leaf obovate to spoon-shaped, petioles

Fruit 1.5–3 cm; upper segment conic to cylindric, tip acute to blunt

Ecology: Beach dunes

Elevation: < 50 m.

Bioregional distribution: North Coast, Central Coast, South Coast

Distribution outside California: to British Columbia, eastern N.America, Mexico; native to Europe

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