Malcolmia maritima

Species category

Flower, Weed

Common name

Virginia stock

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

Irregularly ovalOval:
Broadly elliptic.

Size

  • Length 1.5–1.8 mm
  • Width 0.8–0.9 mm
  • Thickness 0.6–0.8 mm

Color

Light brown

Texture

Stippled

Other structures

Grooves separate radicleRadicle:
The rudimentary root of the embryo, developing into the primary root after emergence from the seed coat.
, and cotyledonCotyledon:
The modified storage leaf or pair of leaves of an embryo and seedling (see primary leaf).
lobes are very visible.

Identification notes

ApexApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
of radicleRadicle:
The rudimentary root of the embryo, developing into the primary root after emergence from the seed coat.
and cotyledonCotyledon:
The modified storage leaf or pair of leaves of an embryo and seedling (see primary leaf).
are adjacent at hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
area.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Brassicaceae

Valid name

Malcolmia maritima (L.) W.T. Aiton

 Malcolmia maritima.  Seeds with very visible grooves separating the radicle and cotyledon lobes.
Malcolmia maritima. Seeds with very visible grooves separating the radicle and cotyledon lobes.