Vegetable
rutabaga, swede, Swedish turnip
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.
Globose
Gray to black
Reticulum network is very fine; stipplesStipples:
Numerous small dots or specks.
hard to see.
HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
at the base of indentations made by radicleRadicle:
The rudimentary root of the embryo, developing into the primary root after emergence from the seed coat.
and cotyledonsCotyledon:
The modified storage leaf or pair of leaves of an embryo and seedling (see primary leaf).
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Seeds are spherical. Reticulum is fine and somewhat flat. StipplesStipples:
Numerous small dots or specks.
small, rectangular, and shiny; can be detected on reticulum with good magnification. Color gray-black with a tinge of red.
Seed of this species is considered noxious only as a contaminant. Check individual states for interpretations.
State Noxious Weed: Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont
Not included
Brassicaceae
Brassica napus L. subsp. rapifera Metzg.
Brassica campestris L. subsp. napobrassica (L.) Schübl. & G. Martens
Brassica napobrassica (L.) Mill.
Brassica napus L. subsp. napobrassica (L.) Jafri
Brassica napus L. subsp. rapifera Metzg. ex Sinskaya
Brassica napus L. var. napobrassica (L.) Döll
Brassica oleracea L. var. napobrassica L.
