Agricultural
subterranean 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.
to orbicular, divergent radicleRadicle:
The rudimentary root of the embryo, developing into the primary root after emergence from the seed coat.
Purple
Slightly roughened
RadicleRadicle:
The rudimentary root of the embryo, developing into the primary root after emergence from the seed coat. three-fourths the length of the cotyledonCotyledon:
The modified storage leaf or pair of leaves of an embryo and seedling (see primary leaf).
lobe and divergent.
There is a distinct hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
indentation between the lobes. Surface has a very slight rough texture. Seed has a circular cross section. RadicleRadicle:
The rudimentary root of the embryo, developing into the primary root after emergence from the seed coat. is much smaller than the cotyledonCotyledon:
The modified storage leaf or pair of leaves of an embryo and seedling (see primary leaf).
lobe.
Not listed
Included
For more information, see ISMA fact sheet.
Fabaceae
Trifolium subterraneum L.
