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 3–3.8 mm
• Width 2–2.6 mm
• Thickness 0.8–1 mm

Color

Brown

Texture

Wrinkled

Other structures

Curved groove separating radicleRadicle:
The rudimentary root of the embryo, developing into the primary root after emergence from the seed coat.
and cotyledonCotyledon:
The modified storage leaf or pair of leaves of an embryo and seedling (see primary leaf).
lobes

Family

Brassicaceae

Valid name

Iberis sempervirens L.