Agricultural
alsike clover
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.
OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
with slightly divergent radicleRadicle:
The rudimentary root of the embryo, developing into the primary root after emergence from the seed coat.
Yellow with purple flecking which varies to entire purple
Smooth to dull-smooth
RadicleRadicle:
The rudimentary root of the embryo, developing into the primary root after emergence from the seed coat. lobe is approx. same length as cotyledonCotyledon:
The modified storage leaf or pair of leaves of an embryo and seedling (see primary leaf).
. HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
is in the indentation.
RadicleRadicle:
The rudimentary root of the embryo, developing into the primary root after emergence from the seed coat. lobe is approximately the same length as the cotyledonCotyledon:
The modified storage leaf or pair of leaves of an embryo and seedling (see primary leaf).
lobe. Seed is laterally compressed. Seed has a yellow background, but purple flecking can change to entire color in various seeds. "Human heart-shaped".
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Included
Fabaceae
Trifolium hybridum L.
Trifolium elegans Savi
Trifolium hybridum L. var. elegans (Savi) Boiss.
Trifolium hybridum L. ssp. elegans (Savi) Asch. & Graebn.
Trifolium hybridum L. var. pratense Rabenh.
