Planting unit

AcheneAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.

Shape

Side view: ovateOvate:
Egg-shaped with basal end the broadest.
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Cross section: triangular.

Size

• Length 3 mm
• Width 2.3 mm
• Thickness 2.3 mm

Color

Black

Texture

Leathery

Other structures

Small point on apexApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
and a large hump on the base

Family

Polygonaceae

Valid name

Polygonum punctatum Elliott var. punctatum

Synonyms

Persicaria punctata (Elliott) Small
Persicaria punctata (Elliott) Small var. eciliata Small
Polygonum acre Kunth
Polygonum punctatum Elliott var. aquatile (Mart.) Fernald
Polygonum punctatum Elliott var. ellipticum Fassett
Polygonum punctatum Elliott var. parviflorum Fassett