Erysimum repandum

Species category

Weed

Common name

spreading wallflower

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

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.

Shape

OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
and rectangular

Size

  • Length 1–1.2 mm
  • Width 0.6–0.7 mm
  • Thickness 0.4–0.5 mm

Color

Brown

Texture

Fine reticulations

Other structures

Longitudinal groove separating 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.

Identification notes

Seed shape is a long ovalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
with a groove between 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.

Noxious weed seed categories

State Noxious Weed: Kansas

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Brassicaceae

Valid name

Erysimum repandum L.

Synonyms

Cheirinia repanda (L.) Link

 Erysimum repandum.  Finely reticulated seeds with a longitudinal groove separating the radicle and cotyledon lobes. 
Erysimum repandum. Finely reticulated seeds with a longitudinal groove separating the radicle and cotyledon lobes.