Weed
unicorn-plant
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.
Black or white
Coarse reticulations with stipplesStipples:
Numerous small dots or specks.
HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
is at the basalBasal:
The base of the fruit or seed opposite the apical end.
end.
Reticulations very large and irregular.
Not listed
Not included
For more information, see ISMA fact sheet, Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell.
Pedaliaceae
Proboscidea Schmidel
