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Sisyrinchium bellum

Species category

Flower, Weed

Common name

western blue-eyed grass

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

Globose

Size

  • Length 1–1.3 mm
  • Width 1–1.3 mm
  • Thickness 1–1.3 mm

Color

Black or brown

Texture

RugoseRugose:
Having veinlets sunken and areas in between raised. Wrinkled.

Other structures

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
 not easy to see.

Identification notes

Seed surface may be covered with reticulations.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Iridaceae

Valid name

Sisyrinchium bellum S. Watson

Synonyms

Sisyrinchium eastwoodiae E.P. Bicknell
Sisyrinchium greenei E.P. Bicknell
Sisyrinchium hesperium E.P. Bicknell

Sisyrinchium bellum . True seeds that may be covered with reticulations.
Sisyrinchium bellum. True seeds that may be covered with reticulations.