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Papaver nudicaule

Species category

Flower

Common name

Arctic poppy, Icelandic poppy

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

ObovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.
, curved, paisley

Size

  • Length 1–1.1 mm
  • Width 0.5–0.6 mm
  • Thickness 0.5–0.6 mm

Color

Dark brown

Texture

Shallow reticulum with longitudinal lines the length of the seed

Other structures

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
 is on inside of curve.

Identification notes

Seed is semi-coiled obovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.
 (paisley), with a shallow reticulum with irregular interspaces.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Papaveraceae

Valid name

Papaver nudicaule L.

Papaver nudicaule. True seeds with longitudinal lines the length of the seed. 
Papaver nudicaule. True seeds with longitudinal lines the length of the seed. 
Papaver nudicaule. True seeds that are semi-coiled obovate (paisley) with a shallow reticulum with irregular interspaces.
Papaver nudicaule. True seeds that are semi-coiled obovate (paisley) with a shallow reticulum with irregular interspaces.