Agricultural
spiny medick
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.
Reniform (kidney shaped)
Various shades of brown
Smooth
HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
indentation is sharper at the radicleRadicle:
The rudimentary root of the embryo, developing into the primary root after emergence from the seed coat.
lobe end.
Weak but distinct line between radicleRadicle:
The rudimentary root of the embryo, developing into the primary root after emergence from the seed coat. and cotyledonCotyledon:
The modified storage leaf or pair of leaves of an embryo and seedling (see primary leaf).
lobes.
State Noxious Weed: Arizona
Not included
Fabaceae
Medicago murex Willd.
