Planting unit

AcheneAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.

Shape

ObovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.

Size

• Length 0.8–1 mm
• Width 0.5–0.7 mm
• Thickness 0.3–0.4 mm

Color

White

Texture

Smooth

Other structures

AcheneAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.
often has bristled hairs from the base. Both apexApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
and base have a small extension.

Family

Cyperaceae

Valid name

Scirpus microcarpus J. Presl & C. Presl

Synonyms

Scirpus microcarpus J. Presl & C. Presl var. longispicatus M. Peck
Scirpus microcarpus J. Presl & C. Presl var. rubrotinctus (Fernald) M.E. Jones
Scirpus rubrotinctus Fernald