Weed
henbit deadnettle, common henbit, henbit, giraffehead
NutletNutlet:
A small, dry, indehiscent carpel of a fruit, usually composed of one quarter of the fruit with each enclosing a single seed (e.g. mints).
ObovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.
Black and brown mottled
Smooth with raised spots
VentralVentral:
Adaxial; of the side of an organ facing the axis (compare dorsal).
side with longitudinal rib separating two flat surfaces
DorsalDorsal:
Upper side or back of a seed or fruit.
side rounded.
ElaiosomesElaiosome:
A lipid-rich appendage of the seed that serves to attract ants for seed dispersal. It encompasses various seed surface structures, such as arils and caruncles, which can develop from different seed or fruit tissues.
are lipid rich appendages which aid in germinationGermination:
The resumption of active growth by the embryo culminating in the development of a young plant from seed.
of the seed and seed dispersal.
Not listed
Included
Lamiaceae
Lamium amplexicaule L.
Lamium amplexicaule L. var. album A.L. Pickens & M.C. Pickens
