Conringia orientalis

Species category

Weed

Common name

hare's ear mustard

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

OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.

Size

  • Length 2–2.5 mm
  • Width 1–1.5 mm
  • Thickness 0.5–0.9 mm

Color

Brown to black

Texture

Fine, square reticulations

Other structures

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
is white on the apicalApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
end.

Identification notes

Strong longitudinal groove separating the cotyledonCotyledon:
The modified storage leaf or pair of leaves of an embryo and seedling (see primary leaf).
and radicleRadicle:
The rudimentary root of the embryo, developing into the primary root after emergence from the seed coat.
lobes.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

More information

For more information, see ISMA fact sheet.

Nomenclature

Family

Brassicaceae

Valid name

Conringia orientalis (L.) Dumort.

Synonyms

Brassica orientalis L.

 Conringia orientalis.  Seeds with fine, square reticulations and a white hilum on the apical end. 
Conringia orientalis. Seeds with fine, square reticulations and a white hilum on the apical end.