Weed
flower of an hour
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.
OvateOvate:
Egg-shaped with basal end the broadest.
with a divergent radicleRadicle:
The rudimentary root of the embryo, developing into the primary root after emergence from the seed coat.
Dark brown with light brown or yellow tubercules
Scattering of yellow tubercules
HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
is in a deep notch covered with a flat caruncleCaruncle:
An appendage or outgrowth of the outer integument of the seed, e.g. leafy spurge.
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Seed compressed with a deep notch containing the hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus)., which is covered with a flat caruncleCaruncle:
An appendage or outgrowth of the outer integument of the seed, e.g. leafy spurge.. Surface rough with scattered tubercules.
State Noxious Weed: Colorado, Wyoming
Not included
For more information, see ISMA fact sheet.
Malvaceae
Hibiscus trionum L.
Trionum trionum (L.) Wooton & Standl., nom. inval.
