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

OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
(top view).

Circular (cross-section).

Size

• Length 0.4–0.5 mm
• Width 0.2–0.4 mm
• Thickness 0.2–0.4 mm

Color

Brown

Texture

Shiny and striate

Other structures

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
near base

Family

Campanulaceae

Valid name

Lobelia erinus L.

Synonyms

Lobelia erinoides L.