Flower, Weed
flaxleaf pimpernel
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.
Irregularly ovateOvate:
Egg-shaped with basal end the broadest.
Black with few reddish ridges
Coarse reticulations
White hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
Irregular ridges with reddish stipplesStipples:
Numerous small dots or specks.
. Immature seeds may be reddish.
Not listed
Not included
Primulaceae
Anagallis monelli L.
Anagallis linifolia L.