Weed
white bladderflower, bladder flower
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.
Oblanceolate with a truncate apexApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
Black and brown
ScurfyScurf:
Having flakes on the surface.
HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
on pointed end
VentralVentral:
Adaxial; of the side of an organ facing the axis (compare dorsal).
side is very rough with some longitudinal ridges. DorsalDorsal:
Upper side or back of a seed or fruit.
side is smoother with central longitudinal groove.
State Noxious Weed: California
Not included
Asclepiadaceae
Araujia sericifera Brot.
Araujia sericofera Brot., orth. var.