Weed
Virginia pepperweed
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.
Compressed obovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.
Seed is light brown with a yellow wing and hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
area.
GranularGranular:
Resembling or consisting of small grains or particles.
Seed has a strong wing on radicleRadicle:
The rudimentary root of the embryo, developing into the primary root after emergence from the seed coat.
lobe margin and groove between lobes.
Seeds are compressed and obovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest. with radicleRadicle:
The rudimentary root of the embryo, developing into the primary root after emergence from the seed coat. lobe margin curved and cotyledonCotyledon:
The modified storage leaf or pair of leaves of an embryo and seedling (see primary leaf).
lobe margin straight. A distinct line separates the two lobes. The color is light brown, and the surface is granularGranular:
Resembling or consisting of small grains or particles.
. The distal end has a marginal wing.
State Noxious Weed: Arizona
Not included
Brassicaceae
Lepidium virginicum L.
