Cakile lacustris (Fernald) Pobedimova. Common name: Great Lakes Sea-rocket. Phenology: May-Oct. Habitat: Lake beaches. Distribution: Shores of the Great Lakes (ON, IL, IN, MI, NY, n. OH, nw. PA, WI).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Cakile edentula (Bigelow) Hook. ssp. edentula var. lacustris Fernald — FNA7, K4, Rodman (1974); = Cakile edentula (Bigelow) Hook. ssp. lacustris (Fernald) Hultén — Il; = Cakile edentula (Bigelow) Hook. var. lacustris Fernald — C, F, G, Mi, NY; < Cakile edentula (Bigelow) Hook. — Pa. Basionym: Cakile edentula (Bigelow) Hook. var. lacustris Fernald 1922
Links to other floras: = Cakile edentula ssp. edentula var. lacustris - FNA7
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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