Agricultural
bokhara clover, honey-clover, white melilot, white sweet-clover
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.
OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
Yellow to tan to greenish-tan, no mottling
Dull and smooth
HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
is located at the end of the radicleRadicle:
The rudimentary root of the embryo, developing into the primary root after emergence from the seed coat.
. RadicleRadicle:
The rudimentary root of the embryo, developing into the primary root after emergence from the seed coat. lobe is parallel to cotyledonCotyledon:
The modified storage leaf or pair of leaves of an embryo and seedling (see primary leaf).
lobe.
The seeds are uniformly ovalOval:
Broadly elliptic. and symmetrical on the edge view (planar). The furrow between the radicleRadicle:
The rudimentary root of the embryo, developing into the primary root after emergence from the seed coat. and cotyledonary lobe is approximately parallel to the axis of the seed. The uniformity of the seed is because they are borne in a one-seeded podPod:
A dehiscent fruit produced by leguminous plants (beans, peas). Also known as a legume.
. Occasionally, two seeds are formed in the podPod:
A dehiscent fruit produced by leguminous plants (beans, peas). Also known as a legume. giving each seed a flat side where they were appressedAppressed:
Pressed close or lying flat against something.
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Because the seed is relatively planar, you can flip the seed from side to side and it should appear the same.
Not listed
Included
For more information, see ISMA fact sheet.
Fabaceae
Melilotus albus Medik.
Melilotus alba Medik.
Melilotus albus var. annuus H.S. Coe
Melilotus leucanthus W.D.J. Koch ex DC.
