Weed
professor-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.
Long kidney
Yellow to reddish brown
Rough
HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
is small and circular at the end of the radicleRadicle:
The rudimentary root of the embryo, developing into the primary root after emergence from the seed coat.
lobe.
Strong crease 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. RadicleRadicle:
The rudimentary root of the embryo, developing into the primary root after emergence from the seed coat. is short (less than half the cotyledonCotyledon:
The modified storage leaf or pair of leaves of an embryo and seedling (see primary leaf).
length). Marginal hump present on the cotyledonCotyledon:
The modified storage leaf or pair of leaves of an embryo and seedling (see primary leaf).
margin above the hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus)..
State Noxious Weed: California, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Utah
Federal
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Not included
For more information, see ISMA fact sheet.
Fabaceae
Galega officinalis L.
