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

Oblanceolate

Size

• Length 2.8–4 mm
• Width 1.5–2 mm
• Thickness 0.5–0.9 mm

Color

Brown with darker blotches; some yellow.

Texture

Sparse, coarse, and appressedAppressed:
Pressed close or lying flat against something.
hairs

Other structures

Shoulders of the apexApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
are rounded

Family

Asteraceae

Valid name

Callistephus chinensis (L.) Nees

Synonyms

Aster chinensis L.