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 ovalOval:
Broadly elliptic.

Size

• Length 0.5–1.2 mm 
• Width 0.4–0.6 mm 
• Thickness 0.2–0.4 mm 

Color

Brown

Texture

Rough 

Other structures

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
is on basalBasal:
The base of the fruit or seed opposite the apical end.
end connecting with a longitudinal groove on the ventralVentral:
Adaxial; of the side of an organ facing the axis (compare dorsal).
side.

Family

Plantaginaceae

Valid name

Veronica spicata L.

Synonyms

Veronica spicata L. ssp. incana (L.) Walters
Veronica incana L.