Bellis perennis

Species category

Flower, Weed

Common name

lawndaisy

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

ObovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.

Size

  • Length: 1.5–2 mm
  • Width: 0.9–1 mm
  • Thickness: 0.2–0.3 mm

Color

Gray to green

Texture

AppressedAppressed:
Pressed close or lying flat against something.
hairs on the sides

Other structures

Seed margin is winged.

Identification notes

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
slightly oblique from the base.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Asteraceae

Valid name

Bellis perennis L.

 Bellis perennis . Seeds with appressed hairs on the sides.
Bellis perennis. Seeds with appressed hairs on the sides.