Weed
spiked pepper, higuillo de hoja menuda
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.
Globose
Black with yellow caruncleCaruncle:
An appendage or outgrowth of the outer integument of the seed, e.g. leafy spurge.
Seed: smooth
CaruncleCaruncle:
An appendage or outgrowth of the outer integument of the seed, e.g. leafy spurge.: amorphous.
Large amorphous structure is over the hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
area.
The seed is small, but the large, pillowy structure over the hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus). area increases the seed size substantially.
State Noxious Weed: Hawaii
Not included
Piperaceae
Piper aduncum L.
