Flower, Weed
maltesecross
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.
Circularly wedged
Gray
Densely tuberculateTuberculate:
Having small pimple-like protuberances.
HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
is deeply inserted in indentation of margin with lateral pads which are somewhat lower than the margin line.
Tubercles arranged in circular rows following the margin line.
Not listed
Not included
For more information, see ISMA fact sheet, Silene spp.
Caryophyllaceae
Silene chalcedonica (L.) E.H.L. Krause
Lychnis chalcedonica L.
