Weed
American licorice
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.
OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
Olive-brown to brown
Smooth
Seeds borne in a podPod:
A dehiscent fruit produced by leguminous plants (beans, peas). Also known as a legume.
covered with hooked spines.
Seeds are borne in a podPod:
A dehiscent fruit produced by leguminous plants (beans, peas). Also known as a legume. (fruitFruit:
A mature ovary and any associated parts.
coat) that is covered with hooked spines; the podPod:
A dehiscent fruit produced by leguminous plants (beans, peas). Also known as a legume. functions as a seed dispersal unit. Seeds have a short, slightly divergent radicleRadicle:
The rudimentary root of the embryo, developing into the primary root after emergence from the seed coat.
, often with a darker colored "furrow" line between the radicleRadicle:
The rudimentary root of the embryo, developing into the primary root after emergence from the seed coat. and cotyledonary lobes.
State Noxious Weed: Wyoming
Not included
Fabaceae
Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
Glycyrrhiza glutinosa Nutt.
Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh var. glutinosa (Nutt.) S. Watson
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Glycyrrhiza lepidota. The seeds are borne in a pod (fruit coat) that is covered with hooked spines. The seed has a short, slightly divergent radicle, often with a darker colored "furrow" line between the radicle and cotyledonary lobes. Photo courtesy of Colorado State University, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences.
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