Flower, Weed
sweet coneflower
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.
Oblanceolate
Dark gray
Longitudinal ribs few with fine intermediate striations
PappusPappus:
Modified calyx in Asteraceae, composed of hairs, bristles, awns, or scales. The pappus-like structure attached to milkweed seeds is termed a coma.
crown at apexApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
is full width 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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The base attachments are somewhat lateral. PappusPappus:
Modified calyx in Asteraceae, composed of hairs, bristles, awns, or scales. The pappus-like structure attached to milkweed seeds is termed a coma.
crown is dark-colored.
Not listed
Not included
Asteraceae
Rudbeckia subtomentosa Pursh