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American searocket

Cakile edentula

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 66, February 68, March 107, April 209, May 402, June 188, July 142, August 128, September 135, October 110, November 69, December 62.
United States7,120
Canada4,444
Ontario1,685
British Columbia1,297
Nova Scotia1,121
Massachusetts847
New York764
Maine633
Washington580
Michigan573

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderMustards, Capers, and Allies · Brassicales
Familymustard family · Brassicaceae
GenusSearockets · Cakile

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