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Brassicaceae
Cakile

not marked as a favorite taxon Cakile lanceolata (Willdenow) O.E. Schulz ssp. fusiformis (Greene) Rodman. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Beaches. Distribution: Peninsular Florida; Louisiana; Mexico (Yucatán and Quintana Roo) and Central America (Belize). There seems to be no basis for the suggestion that this species is not native in Florida.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Probably warranting species rank.

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA7, K4, NS, POWO, Rodman (1974); = Cakile fusiformis Greene — S13, Tx; < Cakile lanceolata (Willd.) O.E.Schulz — Fl4, Mex, WH3. Basionym: Cakile fusiformis Greene 1900

Links to other floras: = Cakile lanceolata ssp. fusiformis - FNA7

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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