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Croton setigerus

Species category

Weed

Common name

dove weed

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 3.5–5.5 mm
  • Width 2–3 mm
  • Thickness 1.5–2 mm

Color

Brown with various black mottling

Texture

Smooth and shiny

Other structures

Longitudinal groove on the ventralVentral:
Adaxial; of the side of an organ facing the axis (compare dorsal).
side

Identification notes

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
 at the end of the groove on the ventralVentral:
Adaxial; of the side of an organ facing the axis (compare dorsal).
side of the base.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Valid name

Croton setigerus Hook.

Croton setigerus. Seeds are brown with various black mottling.
Croton setigerus. Seeds are brown with various black mottling.
Croton setigerus. Close-up of hilum and raphe. Photo courtesy of USDA-APHIS-PPQ.
Croton setigerus. Close-up of hilum and raphe. Photo courtesy of USDA-APHIS-PPQ.