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Reseda odorata

Species category

Flower, Weed

Common name

garden mignonette

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

Blunt paisley

Size

  • Length 1.7–2 mm
  • Width 1–1.5 mm
  • Thickness 0.7–1 mm

Color

Black or white

Texture

RugoseRugose:
Having veinlets sunken and areas in between raised. Wrinkled.

Other structures

RugoseRugose:
Having veinlets sunken and areas in between raised. Wrinkled.
 ridges generally oriented transversely toward hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
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Identification notes

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
 is on the concave margin.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Resedaceae

Valid name

Reseda odorata L.

Reseda odorata. True seeds with rugose ridges that are generally oriented transversely toward the hilum.
Reseda odorata. True seeds with rugose ridges that are generally oriented transversely toward the hilum.