![Sea rockets, Orick beach, 19 June 2010 Photo of sea rocket](Cakile.jpg)
Jim Popenoe
Sea rockets
(Cakile spp.)
The Atlantic coast American sea rocket (C. edentula) & European sea rocket (C. maritima) are both found on Orick Beach. Neither species is native to California. Although prominent, neither disrupts the dune-mat ecosystem, so they are tolerated by park management.