Campanula carpatica

Species category

Flower, Weed

Common name

tussock bellflower

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

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.

Shape

OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.

Size

  • Length: 0.9–1 mm
  • Width: 0.5–0.7 mm
  • Thickness: 0.4–0.6 mm

Color

Dark brown

Texture

Finely reticulatedReticulated:
Resembling a net or network, especially having veins, fibers, or lines crossing the surface.  
and shiny

Other structures

Base is truncated.

Identification notes

Ridges of reticulations are dark brown, bases are light brown.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Campanulaceae

Valid name

Campanula carpatica Jacq.

 Campanula carpatica.  Finely reticulated, shiny seeds.
Campanula carpatica. Finely reticulated, shiny seeds.