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Senna covesii

Species category

Flower

Common name

Coues' cassia, Coves' cassia, desert senna

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

SpatulateSpatulate:
Having a narrow base and rounded apex. Pear-shaped.

Size

  • Length 2.8–3.6 mm
  • Width 1.8–2.8 mm
  • Thickness 0.5–0.7 mm

Color

Light brown

Texture

Large irregular wrinkles on shiny surface

Other structures

Rounded hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
 is near the center of one side.

Identification notes

ApexApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
 of seed is rounded.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Fabaceae

Valid name

Senna covesii (A. Gray) H.S. Irwin & Barneby

Synonyms

Cassia covesii A. Gray

Senna covesii. True seeds with large, irregular wrinkles on a shiny surface and a rounded hilum. 
Senna covesii. True seeds with large, irregular wrinkles on a shiny surface and a rounded hilum. 
Senna covesii. True seeds with large, irregular wrinkles on a shiny surface. 
Senna covesii. True seeds with large, irregular wrinkles on a shiny surface.