Planting unit

MericarpMericarp:
One-half of a two-sectioned fruit known as a schizocarp (e.g. carrot).

Shape

OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.

Size

• Length: 6–6.5 mm
• Width: 3.5–4.5 mm
• Thickness: 1–2.5 mm

Color

Brown

Texture

DorsalDorsal:
Upper side or back of a seed or fruit.
-large, longitudinal ribs.

VentralVentral:
Adaxial; of the side of an organ facing the axis (compare dorsal).
-flat.

Other structures

Half of a schizocarpSchizocarp:
A dry, two-seeded fruit of the carrot family (Apiaceae) that separates at maturity along a midline into two mericarps. Each mericarp has a dry, indehiscent pericarp enclosing a loose fitting seed.

Family

Apiaceae

Valid name

Angelica atropurpurea L.

Synonyms

Angelica atropurpurea L. var. occidentalis Fassett