Weed
broadleaved pepperweed
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.
Compressed ovalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
Reddish-brown
TuberculateTuberculate:
Having small pimple-like protuberances.
Seed has a longitudinal groove between lobes. HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
is on the basalBasal:
The base of the fruit or seed opposite the apical end.
end.
Seed a compressed ovalOval:
Broadly elliptic. with a deep groove dividing the 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.
State Noxious Weed: Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
Not included
Brassicaceae
Lepidium latifolium L.
Cardaria latifolia (L.) Spach
