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Potentilla norvegica

Species category

Flower

Common name

Norwegian cinquefoil

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

Lenticular ovateOvate:
Egg-shaped with basal end the broadest.

Size

  • Length 1–1.2 mm 
  • Width 0.7–0.9 mm 
  • Thickness 0.2–0.3 mm 

Color

Yellowish-brown

Texture

Rounded and wavy ridges

Other structures

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
 is on straight portion of margin.

Identification notes

Seed in only a single color. Ridges are rounded and tend to be parallel to the straight portion of the margin.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Rosaceae

Valid name

Potentilla norvegica L.

Potentilla norvegica. True seeds with rounded ridges that tend to be parallel to the straight portion of the margin. 
Potentilla norvegica. True seeds with rounded ridges that tend to be parallel to the straight portion of the margin.