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Lathyrus hirsutus

Species category

Agricultural

Common name

Caley pea

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

Spherical and globular

Size

  • Length 7 mm
  • Width 7 mm
  • Thickness 7 mm

Color

Dark

Texture

Rough

Other structures

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
 is ovalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
 and 2 mm long.

Identification notes

Noticeable strophular lens from which the mottling appears to arise.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Included

Nomenclature

Family

Fabaceae

Valid name

Lathyrus hirsutus L.

Lathyrus hirsutus . Hilum area and rough textured globose true seed. Photo by Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Germany, Erfurt.
Lathyrus hirsutus. Hilum area and rough textured globose true seed. Photo by Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Germany, Erfurt.