Weed
David's spurge
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.
Broadly ovalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
Reddish brown with white on the tubercles
Surface is covered with wart-like tubercles.
HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
is a prominent flat area. CaruncleCaruncle:
An appendage or outgrowth of the outer integument of the seed, e.g. leafy spurge.
is small and round.
Seeds are broad with a very prominent rapheRaphe:
A seam or ridge found on seeds.
. HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus). area is large and oblique and only partially covered with the small, round caruncleCaruncle:
An appendage or outgrowth of the outer integument of the seed, e.g. leafy spurge..
State Noxious Weed: Louisiana
Not included
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia davidii Subils
Euphorbia dentata auct. non Michx.
Euphorbia dentata Michx. var. gracillima Millsp.
Euphorbia dentata Michx. var. lancifolia Farw.
