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Physalis alkekengi

Species category

Weed

Common name

strawberry groundcherry

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

D-shaped

Size

  • Length 2.2–2.5 mm
  • Width 1.6–2 mm
  • Thickness 0.8–1 mm

Color

Light yellow and brown

Texture

Stippled

Other structures

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
 is on straight margin.

Identification notes

StipplesStipples:
Numerous small dots or specks.
 tend to be in rows paralleled to the circular margin.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Included

Nomenclature

Family

Solanaceae

Valid name

Physalis alkekengi L.

Physalis alkekengi. True seeds with stipples that tend to be in rows parallel to the circular margin.
Physalis alkekengi. True seeds with stipples that tend to be in rows parallel to the circular margin.