Flower, Weed
thistle sage
NutletNutlet:
A small, dry, indehiscent carpel of a fruit, usually composed of one quarter of the fruit with each enclosing a single seed (e.g. mints).
OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
Gray with black mottling
Shiny
DorsalDorsal:
Upper side or back of a seed or fruit.
side is rounded. VentralVentral:
Adaxial; of the side of an organ facing the axis (compare dorsal).
side has two flat surfaces separated by a ridge.
Small hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
at the base.
Not listed
Not included
Lamiaceae
Salvia carduacea Benth.
