Sea Rocket Cakile maritima Cearrbhacán mara Family: Brassicaceae Flowering time: June-September. Annual. Native. Pale mauve or white flowers in elongating racemes. Erect sepals. Fruit spindle-shaped, 2-seeded. Spreading branches with fleshy leaves. Leaves alternate, pinnately lobed or entire. Bushy, hairless. To 50cm Coastal, on sand, shingle, rocks. Similar: Sea Kale, Crambe maritima. Cabbage-like plant with panicles of white flowers. Coastal, mainly E, SE, S Ireland.

    
Inchidoney, Co.Cork. June 2007 Derrynane, Co.Kerry. September 2006