Weed
Geraldton carnation weed
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.
Cylindrical to ovalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
Gray with brown mottling
Rough
HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
is oblique with a suspended disc caruncleCaruncle:
An appendage or outgrowth of the outer integument of the seed, e.g. leafy spurge.
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Seeds with a deep circle on the apexApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
(chalazaChalaza:
End of seed opposite the micropyle.
) and a thin rapheRaphe:
A seam or ridge found on seeds.
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State Noxious Weed: California
Federal
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Not included
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia terracina L.
