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Cakile edentula
American searocket
As recorded: Cakile edentula (Bigelow) Hook.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Brassicales › Brassicaceae
- Collected by
- Melville, R.; Melville, E.F.E.F. Melville →R. Melville →
- Collector number
- 5827
- Date
- January 6, 1962
- Locality
- Oaro, Kaikoura Co., Marlborough
- Region
- New Zealand
- Identified by
- Rodman, J.E.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 6, 1962, Melville, R.; Melville, E.F. also collected 5 other specimens.
Cakile edentula observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8,936 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Halifax, CA-NS, CA
(c) floweringvines, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Brunswick Heads, NSW, AU
(c) Nell Jedrzejczyk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Long Beach, Otago.
(c) commoncopper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Kelleys Island, OH 43438, USA
(c) Sarah Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Mashpee, MA, USA
(c) chris buelow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Mashpee, MA, USA
(c) chris buelow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cakile edentula. BISH 433218. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956270842. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/433218.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956270842 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
