Weed
pitseed goosefoot
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.
LenticularLenticular:
Lens-shaped, circular in outline with convex sides.
Black seed; yellow pericarpPericarp:
Fruit wall; derived from the ovary wall.
and sepals.
Seed is dimpled; pericarpPericarp:
Fruit wall; derived from the ovary wall. is strongly reticulate; sepals are smooth.
Often, the pericarpPericarp:
Fruit wall; derived from the ovary wall. remains, and sometimes the sepals also.
If the pericarpPericarp:
Fruit wall; derived from the ovary wall. (fruitFruit:
A mature ovary and any associated parts.
coat) is present, the unit may be referred to as a nutletNutlet:
A small, dry, indehiscent carpel of a fruit, usually composed of one quarter of the fruit with each enclosing a single seed (e.g. mints).
. PericarpPericarp:
Fruit wall; derived from the ovary wall. is deeply reticulate. Seed is dimpled and not very smooth. The texture of the seed and pericarpPericarp:
Fruit wall; derived from the ovary wall. distinguishes it from C. alba.
Not listed
Not included
For more information, see ISMA fact sheet, Chenopodium spp.
Chenopodiaceae
Chenopodium berlandieri Moq.
