Solanum triflorum

Species category

Weed

Common name

cutleaf nightshade

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 2–2.8 mm
  • Width 1.5–2 mm
  • Thickness 0.4–0.5 mm

Color

Light brown

Texture

Stippled

Other structures

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
extends from one end of the ovalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
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Identification notes

Bases of the stipplesStipples:
Numerous small dots or specks.
are not uniformly shiny.

Noxious weed seed categories

State Noxious Weed: Arizona 

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Solanaceae

Valid name

Solanum triflorum Nutt.

 Solanum triflorum.  True seeds with stipple bases that are not uniformly shiny.
Solanum triflorum. True seeds with stipple bases that are not uniformly shiny.