Flower, Weed
Virginia stock
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.
Irregularly ovalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
Light brown
Stippled
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.
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.
Not listed
Not included
Brassicaceae
Malcolmia maritima (L.) W.T. Aiton