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Cakile maritima

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Common names

38 names · 31 languages
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Other languages (30)
Dutch
French
Arabic
  • إسليح بحري[3]
Catalan
  • Rave de mar[3]
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Czech
  • pomořanka přímořská[3]
Danish
  • Almindelig Strandsennep[3]
  • Strandsennep[3]
Estonian
  • liiv-merisinep[3]
Finnish
  • dyynimerisinappi[3]
  • euroopanmerisinappi[3]
  • merisinappi[3]
Galician
  • Eiruga mariña[3]
German
Greek
  • Κακίλη η παράλια[3]
Hebrew
  • דו-פרק חופי[3]
Hungarian
  • Tengeri mustár[3]
Irish
  • Cearrbhacán mara[3]
Italian
Latvian
  • Baltijas šķēpene[3]
Lithuanian
  • Pajūrinė stoklė[3]
Norwegian
  • strandreddik[3]
Polish
  • Rukwiel nadmorska[3]
Portuguese
Russian
  • Морская горчица[3]
Slovak
  • kakila prímorská[3]
Slovenian
  • navadna morska gorjuša[3]
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
Ukrainian
  • Морська гірчиця звичайна[3]
Welsh
  • Hegydd arfor[3]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • sea rocket — Page 4, column 2, row top 547 pt; common-name cell after Cakile maritima.; Cakile maritima.
[2] Cakile maritima — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Sea Rocket — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • Europäischer Meersenf — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • Strandrauke — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • European Searocket — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • Rábano de mar — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • Roquette de mer — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • Ravastrello marittimo — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • Zeeraket — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • Eruca-marítima — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
[3] Cakile maritima — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Sea Rocket — results[5].names[2]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • Europäischer Meersenf — results[5].names[4]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • Strandrauke — results[5].names[5]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • European Searocket — results[5].names[1]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • Rábano de mar — results[5].names[13]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • Roquette de mer — results[5].names[6]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • Ravastrello marittimo — results[5].names[7]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • Zeeraket — results[5].names[9]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • Eruca-marítima — results[5].names[3]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • Rave de mar — results[5].names[8]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • Морская горчица — results[5].names[10]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • Eiruga mariña — results[5].names[11]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • strandreddik — results[5].names[12]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • marviol — results[5].names[14]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • Almindelig Strandsennep — results[5].names[15]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • euroopanmerisinappi — results[5].names[16]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • dyynimerisinappi — results[5].names[17]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • Pajūrinė stoklė — results[5].names[18]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • pomořanka přímořská — results[5].names[19]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • liiv-merisinep — results[5].names[20]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • Κακίλη η παράλια — results[5].names[21]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • Rukwiel nadmorska — results[5].names[22]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • merisinappi — results[5].names[23]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • 海濱芥 — results[5].names[24]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • 海滨芥 — results[5].names[25]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • dynmarviol — results[5].names[26]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • Strandsennep — results[5].names[27]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • navadna morska gorjuša — results[5].names[28]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • Baltijas šķēpene — results[5].names[29]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • إسليح بحري — results[5].names[30]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • Морська гірчиця звичайна — results[5].names[31]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • Cearrbhacán mara — results[5].names[32]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • Tengeri mustár — results[5].names[33]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • דו-פרק חופי — results[5].names[34]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • Hegydd arfor — results[5].names[35]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • kakila prímorská — results[5].names[36]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • Kumteresi — results[5].names[37]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
  • Kum Teresi — results[5].names[38]; taxon id 60982; Cakile maritima.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Cakile maritima is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Brassicaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Cakile maritima in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Sea Rocket (Cakile maritima) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to October.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Cakile maritima — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2011865; ID 69737; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2011865; ID 69737; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Wildflowers

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 4, column 2, entry Cakile maritima (top 547 pt)

    Source checked on .