Planting unit

NutletNutlet:
A small, dry, indehiscent carpel of a fruit, usually composed of one quarter of the fruit with each enclosing a single seed (e.g. mints).

Shape

OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.

Size

• Length 1.9–2 mm
• Width 1–1.2 mm
• Thickness 0.6–0.8 mm

Color

Black or yellow; also black and yellow mottled.

Texture

Rough

Other structures

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
is on ventralVentral:
Adaxial; of the side of an organ facing the axis (compare dorsal).
side of base. NutletNutlet:
A small, dry, indehiscent carpel of a fruit, usually composed of one quarter of the fruit with each enclosing a single seed (e.g. mints).
has two flat surfaces on ventralVentral:
Adaxial; of the side of an organ facing the axis (compare dorsal).
side with ridge in between.

Family

Lamiaceae

Valid name

Marrubium vulgare L.