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Silene conoidea

Species category

Weed

Common name

weed silene, cone catchfly, weed campion

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

Discoid and wedged

Size

  • Length 1–1.4 mm
  • Width 1.5–1.6 mm
  • Thickness 0.8–1 mm

Color

Gray

Texture

TuberculateTuberculate:
Having small pimple-like protuberances.

Other structures

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
 recessed in the straight and narrow part of the seed margin.

Identification notes

Tubercles with black tips and arranged in rows parallel to the seed margin. The seed shapes are irregular.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

More information

For more information, see ISMA fact sheet, Silene spp.

Nomenclature

Family

Caryophyllaceae

Valid name

Silene conoidea L.

Synonyms

Conosilene conica (L.) Fourr. ssp. conoidea (L.) Á. Löve & Kjellq.
Pleconax conoidea (L.) Sourkova

Silene conoidea. True seeds with black-tipped tubercles that are arranged in rows parallel to the hilum.
Silene conoidea. True seeds with black-tipped tubercles that are arranged in rows parallel to the hilum.