Weed
fiddle dock
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.
Top view: lanceolate.
Cross-section: triangular.
Black
Three strong and longitudinal ribs; sides are striate.
Ribs recurve at apexApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
and base.
Some recurve at base.
State Noxious Weed: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington
Not included
For more information, see ISMA fact sheet, Rumex spp.
Polygonaceae
Rumex pulcher L.
Rumex pulcher L. ssp. divaricatus (L.) Murb.
