Cakile occurs as genus within the flowering plant family Brassicaceae. Metal money therein genus come ordinarily referred to as searockets, though this title in its have is applied particluarly to whatever member of a mintage is native or even commonest in the area caring, the European searocket Cakile maritima in Europe, & a American searocket C. edentula inside Northward United states of america. A genus is indigene to Europe, Asia and North America, but a European searocket has been introduced into North United states & has spread widely inside two east & west coasts; in numbers of pages these are replacing a native C. maritima, & is regarded when un unsuitable invasive species.

Cakile metal money develop when perennial plants with an erect or even recumbent stem. A most common mintage witharound Europe & Northward United states of america develop around a coast, typically in sand dune. Their leaves come heavy. Flowers come often blanch mauve to white, using flower petal astir Unity cm around length; it is like similar to people of the wild radish (also within personal Brassicaceae) which is discovered in the equivalent regions, & careful attention to the leaves & stems is required to tell them plants apart.