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

OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.

Size

• Length 5–5.5 mm
• Width 4.5–5.5 mm
• Thickness 3.5–4.5 mm

Color

Light and dark brown

Texture

DorsalDorsal:
Upper side or back of a seed or fruit.
side has two calyx scales.

Other structures

The ventralVentral:
Adaxial; of the side of an organ facing the axis (compare dorsal).
side has several leaf-like structures attached to the base of the 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.
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Family

Asteraceae

Valid name

Engelmannia peristenia (Raf.) Goodman & C.A. Lawson

Synonyms

Engelmannia pinnatifida A. Gray ex Nutt.