Cakile maritima Sea rocket (Cruciferae)

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Cakile maritima
Sea rocket
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The Cakile maritima plant species is found in Britain. It is a member of the Cruciferae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Sea rocket. Some home gardeners know the variety as C. edentula. non Hook. Bunias cakile.

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Latin Name:  Cakile maritima
Common Name:  Sea rocket
Family:  Cruciferae
Author:  Scop.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.3   Mature Width:  0.3

Habitat:  Sandy and shingly places all around the coast[17].

Edible Uses: Leaves, stems, flower buds and immature seedpods - raw or cooked. They are rich in vitamin C but have a very bitter taste[4, 66]. Used mainly as a flavouring[132]. Very young leaves can be added to salads whilst older leaves can be mixed with milder tasting leaves and used as a potherb[183, K]. Root - dried and ground into a powder, then mixed with cereal flours and used to make bread[2]. A famine food, it is only used in times of scarcity[183]. The seed contains a fatty oil[74]. No more details are given.

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