Agricultural
common flax
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.
ObovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.
and compressed
Brown
Smooth
HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
is at indentation just lateral to the seed base.
Seed is long and smooth. The lateral hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus). indentation gives the shape a paisley look.
Not listed
Included
For more information, see ISMA fact sheet.
Linaceae
Linum usitatissimum L.
Linum humile Mill.
Linum usitatissimum L. var. humile (Mill.) Pers.
