Cakile maritima, sea rocket (Britain and Ireland)[3] or European searocket (North America), is a common plant in the mustard family Brassicaceae.

It has white to light purple flowers and sculpted, segmented, corky brown fruits one to three centimetres long.

[4] The small flowers occur in shades of white, lilac-coloured or purple,[5][4] with 4 petals measuring up to 25 mm (0.98 in) across.

[12] As of October 2024[update], POWO lists the following subspecies:[1] Cakile maritima is native to temperate areas of North Africa, western Asia and Europe.

In South-eastern Europe, within Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia.

It is pollinated by a wide range of insects, from Apis mellifera, Eristalis intricarius and Pieris rapae.

[5] As the seed oil contains a high level of erucic acid it can have pathological effects on the cardiac muscle of several animal species.