Campanula medium

Species category

Flower, Weed

Common name

Canterbury bells

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

Irregularly ovalOval:
Broadly elliptic.

Size

  • Length: 1.2–1.9 mm
  • Width: 0.6–1.9 mm
  • Thickness: 0.2–0.4 mm

Color

Brown

Texture

Shiny with minute rectangular reticulations

Other structures

Outline is irregular.

Identification notes

Minute reticulations are rectangular and oriented longitudinally.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Campanulaceae

Valid name

Campanula medium L.

 Campanula medium.  Seeds are shiny with minute rectangular reticulations.
Campanula medium. Seeds are shiny with minute rectangular reticulations.