Leonotis nepetifolia

Species category

Flower, Weed

Common name

Christmas candlestick

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

AcheneAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.

Shape

Conical

Size

  • Length 2.6–3 mm
  • Width 1–1.5 mm
  • Thickness 0.8–1 mm

Color

Black and white mottled

Texture

Smooth

Other structures

VentralVentral:
Adaxial; of the side of an organ facing the axis (compare dorsal).
side with two flat surfaces separated by a rib. DorsalDorsal:
Upper side or back of a seed or fruit.
side is curved.

Identification notes

ApicalApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
end flat, basal end pointed.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Lamiaceae

Valid name

Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R. Br.

 Leonotis nepetifolia.  Black and white mottled achenes with a ventral side with two flat surfaces separated by a rib.
Leonotis nepetifolia. Black and white mottled achenes with a ventral side with two flat surfaces separated by a rib.