Trigonella foenum-graecum

Species category

Herb or Spice, Weed

Common name

sicklefruit fenugreek

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

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.

Shape

Rectangular

Size

Length 3–4.2 mm
Width 2–3 mm
Thickness 1–1.6 mm

Color

Brown

Texture

Rough

Other structures

Axis of the radicleRadicle:
The rudimentary root of the embryo, developing into the primary root after emergence from the seed coat.
and cotyledonCotyledon:
The modified storage leaf or pair of leaves of an embryo and seedling (see primary leaf).
lobes are not parallel.

Identification notes

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
located in a depression between the end of the lobes.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Fabaceae

Valid name

Trigonella foenum-graecum L.

Trigonella foenum-graecum. True seed with the hilum located in a depression between the ends of the lobes.

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