Planting unit

AcheneAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.

Shape

ObovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.

Size

• Length: 5 mm
• Width: 3.5 mm
• Thickness: 3.5 mm

Color

Brown with dark brown blotches

Texture

Irregular with brown blotches

Other structures

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
is slightly lateral at the base. The apicalApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
collar is wide, surrounding a flat apexApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
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Family

Asteraceae

Valid name

Carthamus lanatus L.