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Seed:
Hyoscyamus niger
; Photo by D. Walters and L. Seastone, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Solanaceae
Seed:
Hyoscyamus niger
; Photo by D. Walters and L. Seastone, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Fruit:
Lycium andersonii
; Photo by D. Walters and C. Southwick, Table Grape Weed Disseminule ID
Solanaceae
Fruit:
Lycium andersonii
; Photo by D. Walters and C. Southwick, Table Grape Weed Disseminule ID
Fruit, seeds:
Lycium cooperi
, dried fruit surrounded by seeds, some stuck to or stuck together by hardened pericarp tissues (reddish); Photo by D. Walters and C. Southwick, Table Grape Weed Disseminule ID
Solanaceae
Fruit, seeds:
Lycium cooperi
, dried fruit surrounded by seeds, some stuck to or stuck together by hardened pericarp tissues (reddish); Photo by D. Walters and C. Southwick, Table Grape Weed Disseminule ID
Seed, embryo:
Lycium ferocissimum
, A, Seed; B, longitudinal section of seed showing embryo; C, transection of seed; Illustration by L.E. Chandler
Solanaceae
Seed, embryo:
Lycium ferocissimum
, A, Seed; B, longitudinal section of seed showing embryo; C, transection of seed; Illustration by L.E. Chandler
Fruits:
Nolana rostrata
; Photo by R. Gibbons, USDA APHIS PPQ, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Solanaceae
Fruits:
Nolana rostrata
; Photo by R. Gibbons, USDA APHIS PPQ, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Seed:
Nolana rostrata
; Photo by R. Gibbons, USDA APHIS PPQ, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Solanaceae
Seed:
Nolana rostrata
; Photo by R. Gibbons, USDA APHIS PPQ, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Embryo:
Nolana rostrata
; Illustration by K. Parker, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Solanaceae
Embryo:
Nolana rostrata
; Illustration by K. Parker, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Seeds:
Petunia
sp.; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Solanaceae
Seeds:
Petunia
sp.; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Seeds:
Petunia
sp., seeds with fruit parts; Photo by A. Margina, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Solanaceae
Seeds:
Petunia
sp., seeds with fruit parts; Photo by A. Margina, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Fruits:
Physalis philadelphica
; Photo by Barney Wrightson, flickr.com
Solanaceae
Fruits:
Physalis philadelphica
; Photo by Barney Wrightson, flickr.com
Seed:
Physalis philadelphica
; Photo by D. Walters and C. Southwick, Table Grape Weed Disseminule ID
Solanaceae
Seed:
Physalis philadelphica
; Photo by D. Walters and C. Southwick, Table Grape Weed Disseminule ID
Fruits:
Sclerophylax adnatifolia,
fruit embedded in the stem with spiny calyx; Photo by R. Gibbons, USDA APHIS PPQ, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Solanaceae
Fruits:
Sclerophylax adnatifolia,
fruit embedded in the stem with spiny calyx; Photo by R. Gibbons, USDA APHIS PPQ, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Seed:
Sclerophylax adnatifolia
; Photo by R. Gibbons, USDA APHIS PPQ, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Solanaceae
Seed:
Sclerophylax adnatifolia
; Photo by R. Gibbons, USDA APHIS PPQ, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Embryo:
Sclerophylax caducifructus
; Illustration by K. Parker, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Solanaceae
Embryo:
Sclerophylax caducifructus
; Illustration by K. Parker, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Embryo:
Sclerophylax spinescens
; Illustration by K. Parker, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Solanaceae
Embryo:
Sclerophylax spinescens
; Illustration by K. Parker, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Embryo:
Schwenckia americana
; Illustration by K. Parker, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Solanaceae
Embryo:
Schwenckia americana
; Illustration by K. Parker, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Embryo:
Sessea brasiliensis
; Illustration by K. Parker, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Solanaceae
Embryo:
Sessea brasiliensis
; Illustration by K. Parker, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Fruits:
Solanum aethiopicum
; Photo by K.E. Clancy, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Solanaceae
Fruits:
Solanum aethiopicum
; Photo by K.E. Clancy, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Fruits, seeds, embryos:
Solanum glaucescens
; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Solanaceae
Fruits, seeds, embryos:
Solanum glaucescens
; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Seed, embryo:
Solanum glaucescens
, cross sectioned seed showing coiled embryo; Photo by V. Brewster, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Solanaceae
Seed, embryo:
Solanum glaucescens
, cross sectioned seed showing coiled embryo; Photo by V. Brewster, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Seeds:
Solanum dimidiatum
; Photo by D. Walters and C. Southwick, Table Grape Weed Disseminule ID
Solanaceae
Seeds:
Solanum dimidiatum
; Photo by D. Walters and C. Southwick, Table Grape Weed Disseminule ID
Seeds:
Solanum lycopersicum
; Photo by B. Petty, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Solanaceae
Seeds:
Solanum lycopersicum
; Photo by B. Petty, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Fruits:
Solanum mammosum
; Photo by K.E. Clancy, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Solanaceae
Fruits:
Solanum mammosum
; Photo by K.E. Clancy, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Seeds:
Solanum melongena
; Photo by A. Margina, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Solanaceae
Seeds:
Solanum melongena
; Photo by A. Margina, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Fruit, seeds:
Solanum quitoense
, cross sectioned fruit; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Solanaceae
Fruit, seeds:
Solanum quitoense
, cross sectioned fruit; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Seeds:
Solanum tampicense
; Photo by J. Scher, Federal Noxious Weed Disseminules of the US
Solanaceae
Seeds:
Solanum tampicense
; Photo by J. Scher, Federal Noxious Weed Disseminules of the US
Infructescence:
Solanum torvum
; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Solanaceae
Infructescence:
Solanum torvum
; Photo by N. Diaz, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Fruit:
Solanum torvum
, berry dissected longitudinally showing seeds; Photo by V. Brewster, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Solanaceae
Fruit:
Solanum torvum
, berry dissected longitudinally showing seeds; Photo by V. Brewster, USDA APHIS PPQ, imageID.idtools.org
Embryo:
Solanum torvum
; Illustration by K. Parker, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Solanaceae
Embryo:
Solanum torvum
; Illustration by K. Parker, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Seeds, embryo:
Solanum viarum
; Photo by J. Scher, Federal Noxious Weed Disseminules of the US
Solanaceae
Seeds, embryo:
Solanum viarum
; Photo by J. Scher, Federal Noxious Weed Disseminules of the US
Seeds:
Solanum xanti
; Photo by D. Walters and C. Southwick, Table Grape Weed Disseminule ID
Solanaceae
Seeds:
Solanum xanti
; Photo by D. Walters and C. Southwick, Table Grape Weed Disseminule ID
Fruit:
Rhopalocarpus lucidus
; Photo by R. Gibbons, USDA APHIS PPQ, Kirkbride et al. (2006)
Sphaerosepalaceae
Fruit:
Rhopalocarpus lucidus
; Photo by R. Gibbons, USDA APHIS PPQ, Kirkbride et al. (2006)