Flower
Deptford pink, grass pink
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.
ObovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.
Dark gray
Rough to tuberculateTuberculate:
Having small pimple-like protuberances.
Point at base, and depressions on the lateral side
Small seeds that are compressed and broadly ovalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
in outline with a point at the basalBasal:
The base of the fruit or seed opposite the apical end.
end. Surface texture is rough to tuberculateTuberculate:
Having small pimple-like protuberances.. A ridge runs from the point to approximately half the central length of the seed. The hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
is located on the ridge. Seeds are roughly 1 mm in length.
Seeds of D. armeria and D. barbatus are very similar except for the size difference, with D. barbatus being larger at 3 mm in length.
Not listed
Not included
Caryophyllaceae
Dianthus armeria L.
Dianthus armeria L. ssp. armeria
