Photos © 2003 by Mary Jo Adams
These
are the fruit or pods of Cakile maritima (left)
and Cakile edentula (on the right). Note the V-shaped
suture and the wing like protuberances on the C. maritima (European
sea rocket) pod. The C. edentula (American sea
rocket) pod has only a simple constriction between the
two sections.
This page was created on 11/16/03
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