Eriastrum densifolium

Species category

Weed

Common name

giant woollystar, dense eriastrum

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

Obovate 

Size

  • Length 1.8–2.2 mm 
  • Width 0.8–1 mm 
  • Thickness 0.8–1 mm 

Color

Light brown

Texture

Rough

Other structures

The basalBasal:
The base of the fruit or seed opposite the apical end.
end is smaller in the circumference and pointed.

Identification notes

Shape tends to be irregular.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Polemoniaceae

Valid name

Eriastrum densifolium (Benth.) H. Mason

 Eriastrum densifolium.  Seeds with a small basal end that is a pointed circumference.
Eriastrum densifolium. Seeds with a small basal end that is a pointed circumference.