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

Broadly lanceolate

Size

• Length 1.7–2 mm 
• Width 1–1.5 mm 
• Thickness 0.5–0.7 mm 

Color

Black

Texture

Shiny

Other structures

White, circular hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
is at broad basalBasal:
The base of the fruit or seed opposite the apical end.
end.

Family

Boraginaceae

Valid name

Myosotis sylvatica Ehrh. ex Hoffm.