Weed
white vervain, white verbena
NutletNutlet:
A small, dry, indehiscent carpel of a fruit, usually composed of one quarter of the fruit with each enclosing a single seed (e.g. mints).
Oblong
Light brown and white on two flat sides
Back with few weak longitudinal ridges; flat sides scurfyScurf:
Having flakes on the surface.
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HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
is behind collar on one end.
The nutletNutlet:
A small, dry, indehiscent carpel of a fruit, usually composed of one quarter of the fruit with each enclosing a single seed (e.g. mints).
is one-fourth of the longitudinal section of a fruitFruit:
A mature ovary and any associated parts.
. This species has fairly short nutletsNutlet:
A small, dry, indehiscent carpel of a fruit, usually composed of one quarter of the fruit with each enclosing a single seed (e.g. mints).
by comparison. The scurfyScurf:
Having flakes on the surface.
appearance is not as intense as it is for the other Verbena spp.
Not listed
Not included
Verbenaceae
Verbena urticifolia L.