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maritima

Taxon

Cakile maritima Scop.

Protologue Fl. Carniol., ed. 2. 2: 35. 1771 [1772 publ. 1771]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Cakile maritima--CA.Marin Co. Marin Headlands. 26 May 02. 018.jpg

Cakile maritima--CA.Marin Co. Marin Headlands. 26 May 02. 018.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cakile maritima--CA.Marin Co. Marin Headlands. 26 May 02. 016.jpg

Cakile maritima--CA.Marin Co. Marin Headlands. 26 May 02. 016.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cakile maritima--CA.Marin Co. Marin Headlands. 26 May 02. 017.jpg

Cakile maritima--CA.Marin Co. Marin Headlands. 26 May 02. 017.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cakile maritima--CA.Marin Co. Marin Headlands. 26 May 02. 021.jpg

Cakile maritima--CA.Marin Co. Marin Headlands. 26 May 02. 021.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cakile maritima--Italy. Abruzzo. Beach at Pescara. 6 May 03. 018.jpg

Cakile maritima--Italy. Abruzzo. Beach at Pescara. 6 May 03. 018.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cakile maritima--Italy. Abruzzo. Beach at Pescara. 6 May 03. 022.jpg

Cakile maritima--Italy. Abruzzo. Beach at Pescara. 6 May 03. 022.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cakile maritima--Italy. Abruzzo. Beach at Pescara. 6 May 03. 024.jpg

Cakile maritima--Italy. Abruzzo. Beach at Pescara. 6 May 03. 024.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cakile maritima--Italy. Abruzzo. Beach at Pescara. 6 May 03. 019.jpg

Cakile maritima--Italy. Abruzzo. Beach at Pescara. 6 May 03. 019.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cakile maritima--Italy. Abruzzo. Beach at Pescara. 6 May 03. 023.jpg

Cakile maritima--Italy. Abruzzo. Beach at Pescara. 6 May 03. 023.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cakile maritima--Italy. Abruzzo. Beach at Pescara. 6 May 03. 020.jpg

Cakile maritima--Italy. Abruzzo. Beach at Pescara. 6 May 03. 020.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cakile maritima--Spain. Prov. Almeria. Cabo de Gata. La Fabriquilla. 23 Apr 05. 048.jpg

Cakile maritima--Spain. Prov. Almeria. Cabo de Gata. La Fabriquilla. 23 Apr 05. 048.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cakile maritima--Spain. Prov. Almeria. Cabo de Gata. La Fabriquilla. 23 Apr 05. 049.jpg

Cakile maritima--Spain. Prov. Almeria. Cabo de Gata. La Fabriquilla. 23 Apr 05. 049.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cakile maritima--Spain. Prov. Almeria. Cabo de Gata. La Fabriquilla. 23 Apr 05. 046.jpg

Cakile maritima--Spain. Prov. Almeria. Cabo de Gata. La Fabriquilla. 23 Apr 05. 046.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to 49 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, and Temperate Asia; introduced into Argentina Northeast, British Columbia, California, Central European Russia, Czechia-Slovakia, Kermadec Is., Maryland, Mexico Northwest, New Caledonia, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, Oregon, South Australia, Tasmania, Uruguay, Victoria, Washington, Western Australia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 3 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

April 23, 2005

Location

Spain, Andalusia, Almeria (Almería)

36.868611, -2.387222

Location Remarks

Valle de Rodalquilar, Cabo de Gata Parque. Near Playa de Playazo. Sendero a Las Negras.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

May 6, 2003

Location

Italy, Abruzzo (Torino di Sangro)

42.226111, 14.553611

Location Remarks

Riserva Naturale Torino di Sangro. Strada Communale Lentisco.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Davidson C., Christoph S.R. s.n.

May 26, 2002

Location

United States, California, Marin (Mill Valley)

37.8925, -122.568611

Location Remarks

Muir Woods National Monument. Take Highway 101 to the Highway 1/ Stinson Beach Exit. Follow the signs to Muir Woods.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Brassicales

Family

Brassicaceae

Genus

Cakile

Specific Epithet

maritima

Authorship

Scop.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.3

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#245,170 of 335,497

Top 74%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →