Weed
eggleaf spurge
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.
or slightly obovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.
Black with a white caruncleCaruncle:
An appendage or outgrowth of the outer integument of the seed, e.g. leafy spurge.
Rough
Longitudinal rapheRaphe:
A seam or ridge found on seeds.
HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
covered with a two-lobed caruncleCaruncle:
An appendage or outgrowth of the outer integument of the seed, e.g. leafy spurge..
State Noxious Weed: California
Not included
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia oblongata Griseb.
