Planting unit

AcheneAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.

Shape

ObovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.
with a long beak

Size

• Length 6 mm
• Width 2.5 mm
• Thickness 1 mm

Color

Black

Texture

Smooth

Other structures

Long wide beak from apexApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
. Long, thin bristles from base.

Family

Cyperaceae

Valid name

Rhynchospora Vahl

Synonyms

Raymondiella B. Boivin, nom. inval.