Planting unit

Multigerm seed ballSeed ball:
This is the result of the fruit becoming embedded into the flower receptacle as found in Chenopodiaceae. Seed balls with more than one fruit embedded are multigerm as in garden beets.

Shape

Globose

Size

• Length: 3–4.3 mm
• Width: 3.8–4.8 mm
• Thickness: 3.8–4.8 mm

Color

Purple with white ridges and base

Texture

Stippled between the ridges

Other structures

Large white base

Family

Basellaceae

Valid name

Basella alba L.

Synonyms

Basella rubra L.