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Lupinus densiflorus var. densiflorus

Species category

Flower

Common name

whitewhorl lupine

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.

Size

  • Length 5–6 mm
  • Width 4–5.5 mm
  • Thickness 2–2.3 mm

Color

Black and light brown mottled

Texture

Rough and tuberculateTuberculate:
Having small pimple-like protuberances.

Other structures

Color includes a black band circling hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
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Identification notes

Pointed radicleRadicle:
The rudimentary root of the embryo, developing into the primary root after emergence from the seed coat.
 lobe at hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
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Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Fabaceae

Valid name

Lupinus densiflorus var. densiflorus Benth.

Synonyms

Lupinus densiflorus Benth. var. latilabris C.P. Sm.
Lupinus densiflorus Benth. var. scopulorum C.P. Sm.
Lupinus densiflorus Benth. var. stenopetalus C.P. Sm.
Lupinus densiflorus Benth. var. tracyi C.P. Sm.
Lupinus microcarpus Sims var. densiflorus (Benth.) Jeps. 
Lupinus microcarpus Sims ssp. scopulorum (C.P. Sm.) C.P. Sm.

Lupinus densiflorus var. densiflorus. Seeds with color that includes a black band circling the hilum.
Lupinus densiflorus var. densiflorus. Seeds with color that includes a black band circling the hilum.