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Belamcanda chinensis

Species category

Flower

Common name

blackberry lily

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

Globose

Size

  • Length: 3–3.8 mm
  • Width: 2.8–3 mm
  • Thickness: 2.8–3 mm 

Color

Black with brown mottling

Texture

Rough

Other structures

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
 protrudes at the base.

Identification notes

Seeds are often slightly ovalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Iridaceae

Valid name

Belamcanda chinensis (L.) DC.

Synonyms

Gemmingia chinensis (L.) Kuntze
Iris domestica (L.) Goldblatt & Mabb.

Belamcanda chinensis.  Seeds are black with brown mottling.
Belamcanda chinensis. Seeds are black with brown mottling.