Oenothera biennis

Species category

Flower

Common name

hoary evening primrose, king's-cureall, common evening primrose

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

Irregularly obovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.

Size

  • Length 1.3–1.7 mm 
  • Width 0.6–1.1 mm 
  • Thickness 0.6–1.1 mm 

Color

Dark brown 

Texture

Rough 

Other structures

Many irregular flat surfaces with a ridge between surfaces

Identification notes

Seeds are very irregular, composed of various flat surfaces meeting at conspicuous ridges. Possibly the general shape could be called obovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.
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Noxious weed seed categories

State Noxious Weed: Hawaii

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Onagraceae

Valid name

Oenothera biennis L.

Synonyms

Oenothera biennis L. ssp. caeciarum Munz
Oenothera biennis L. ssp. centralis Munz
Oenothera biennis L. var. pycnocarpa (Atk. & Bartlett) Wiegand
Oenothera muricata L.
Oenothera pycnocarpa
Atk. & Bartlett

 Oenothera biennis.  Seeds with many irregular flat surfaces with a ridge between the surfaces. 
Oenothera biennis. Seeds with many irregular flat surfaces with a ridge between the surfaces.