Caperonia castaneifolia

Species category

Weed

Common name

chestnutleaf false croton

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

Globose

Size

  • Length: 2.5 mm
  • Width: 2.5 mm
  • Thickness: 2.5 mm

Color

Gray-brown to green-brown with light and dark flecks

Texture

Minutely reticulum

Other structures

Strong, longitudinal rapheRaphe:
A seam or ridge found on seeds.

Identification notes

The seed has a wide variety of colors, which differ from seed to seed. The rapheRaphe:
A seam or ridge found on seeds.
is a strong characteristic of the Euphorbiaceae family.

Noxious weed seed categories

State Noxious Weed: Louisiana 

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Valid name

Caperonia castaneifolia (L.) A. St.-Hil.

 Caperonia castaneifolia.  Seeds are gray-brown to green-brown with light and dark flecks. 
Caperonia castaneifolia. Seeds are gray-brown to green-brown with light and dark flecks.