Some Common Plants of Upper Newport Bay

Sea Rocket  (Cakile maritima)
Plant: Smooth skinned succulent annual with prostrate spreading stems branching from the base.
Flowers: Small petals about 1/2 inch across are pink to purplish.
Fruit: A swollen two-jointed pod. Upper part of pod breaks off when ripe spreading the seed.  Lower half stays attached to parent and reproduces at the same location.
Leaf: Deeply parted into oblong lobes with rounded tips. They are 1-1/2 to 3 inches long.
Flowering period:   March to October
Can be found here: North Star Beach
Native Plant: No Halophyte: No
Family Name: Mustard
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Date: 10/16/2005