Medicago tenoreana

Species category

Agricultural

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

Reniform (kidney shaped)

Size

  • Length 2–3 mm
  • Width 1–1.6 mm
  • Thickness 0.5–0.7 mm

Color

Brown

Texture

Smooth

Other structures

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

Identification notes

Strong line between the 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.

Noxious weed seed categories

State Noxious Weed: Arizona 

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Fabaceae

Valid name

Medicago tenoreana Ser.

 Medicago tenoreana.  Seeds with the hilum in the middle of the concave margin.
Medicago tenoreana. Seeds with the hilum in the middle of the concave margin.