Weed
marijuana, hemp
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.
OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
Yellow to brown with light veins and dark blotches
Smooth
HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
is a longitudinal suture from the base to the apexApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
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AchenesAchene:
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. are ovalOval:
Broadly elliptic. to ovateOvate:
Egg-shaped with basal end the broadest.
in outline; oval in cross-section. ApexApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar. rounded, base truncated. Scar is prominent, ovalOval:
Broadly elliptic., and deeply depressed. Surface is smooth and shiny, but a network of veins appears below the 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. surface. The color is yellow to olive brown and mottled with brown or black.
State Noxious Weed: Minnesota, Mississippi, Pennsylvania
Not included
Cannabaceae
Cannabis sativa L.
