Phlox drummondii

Species category

Flower, Weed

Common name

annual phlox, Drummond's phlox

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

OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.

Size

  • Length 2.5–3 mm
  • Width 1.5–2 mm
  • Thickness 1–1.5 mm

Color

Brown

Texture

TuberculateTuberculate:
Having small pimple-like protuberances.

Other structures

A longitudinal groove is on the dorsalDorsal:
Upper side or back of a seed or fruit.
side

Identification notes

The seeds may be slightly obovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.
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Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Polemoniaceae

Valid name

Phlox drummondii Hook.

 Phlox drummondii.  True seeds with a longitudinal groove on the dorsal side.
Phlox drummondii. True seeds with a longitudinal groove on the dorsal side.