Planting unit

NutletNutlet:
A small, dry, indehiscent carpel of a fruit, usually composed of one quarter of the fruit with each enclosing a single seed (e.g. mints).

Shape

ObovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.

Size

• Length: 5.5–6 mm
• Width: 3–3.5 mm
• Thickness: 3–3.5 mm

Color

Black to dark brown

Texture

Strong and irregular longitudinal ribs; interspaces are warty.

Other structures

Enlarged apexApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
crown and style segment

Family

Boraginaceae

Valid name

Borago officinalis L.