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Ipomopsis rubra

Species category

Flower, Weed

Common name

standing-cypress, Texas plume

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

Irregular with flat surfaces surrounding a narrow curved surface

Size

  • Length 1.8–2.8 mm 
  • Width 1.1–1.8 mm 
  • Thickness 1.1–1.8 mm 

Color

Brown

Texture

Reticulate

Other structures

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
 usually associated with a ridge between two flat surfaces.

Identification notes

Seldom do two seeds have the same shape.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

More information

For more information, see ISMA fact sheet, Ipomoea spp.

Nomenclature

Family

Polemoniaceae

Valid name

Ipomopsis rubra (L.) Wherry

Synonyms

Gilia rubra (L.) A. Heller

Ipomopsis rubra. Seeds with a hilum that's usually associated with a ridge between two flat surfaces. 
Ipomopsis rubra. Seeds with a hilum that's usually associated with a ridge between two flat surfaces.