Planting unit

AcheneAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.

Shape

Oblong

Size

• Length: 0.8–1 mm
• Width: 0.4–0.5 mm
• Thickness: 0.4–0.5 mm

Color

Brown

Texture

Finely, longitudinally striate

Other structures

White hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).

Family

Asteraceae

Valid name

Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth.

Synonyms

Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. var. angustior (Miq.) Nakai
Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. var. intercedens H. Hara
Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. var. occidentalis Greene
Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. var. revoluta Suksd.
Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. var. subalpina A. Gray
Anaphalis occidentalis (Greene) A. Heller
Gnaphalium margaritaceum L.