Weed
burningbush, kochia, Mexican fireweed, mirabel, mock cypress
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 with yellow overtones
Seed-glossy.
FruitFruit:
A mature ovary and any associated parts.
-dull.
SepalSepal:
The outermost whorl of leaf-like structures attached to the receptacle. Collectively, all the sepals on a flower are called the calyx.
ends-dimpled.
PericarpPericarp:
Fruit wall; derived from the ovary wall.
and sepals are often present.
The seed unitSeed unit:
The structure usually regarded as a seed in planting practices and in commercial channels, consisting of a true seed with or without accessory structures, as defined in Section 2.6 of the AOSA Rules. See also true seed.
can be a seed, fruitFruit:
A mature ovary and any associated parts., or a flower. The embryoEmbryo:
A rudimentary plant contained in a seed, usually consisting of a more or less differentiated axis and attached cotyledon(s).
is visible through the seed coatSeed coat:
The protective covering of a seed usually composed of the inner and outer integuments. Also called the testa.
and appears as a long, U-shaped structure with the ends together. The embryoEmbryo:
A rudimentary plant contained in a seed, usually consisting of a more or less differentiated axis and attached cotyledon(s).
lies in the margin of the seed.
State Noxious Weed: Arizona, Ohio
Included
Chenopodiaceae
Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J. Scott
Bassia sieversiana (Pall.) W.A. Weber
Kochia alata Bates
Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad.
Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. var. culta Farw.
Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. var. pubescens Fenzl
Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. var. subvillosa Moq.
Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. var. trichophila (Stapf) L.H. Bailey, database artifact
Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. var. trichophylla (Stapf) L.H. Bailey
Kochia sieversiana (Pall.) C.A. Mey.
Kochia trichophila Stapf, database artifact
Kochia trichophylla Stapf
