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Vicia tetrasperma

Species category

Agricultural, Weed

Common name

lentil vetch, slender vetch, sparrow vetch

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

Globose 

Size

  • Length 2 mm 
  • Width 2 mm 
  • Thickness 1.5 mm 

Color

Brown with black mottling

Texture

Dull

Other structures

The seed has a long hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
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Identification notes

The is a longitudinal groove in the center of the hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
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Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Fabaceae

Valid name

Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreb.

Synonyms

Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreb. var. tenuissima Druce

Vicia tetrasperma. True seed with a longitudinal groove in the center of the hilum. 
Vicia tetrasperma. True seed with a longitudinal groove in the center of the hilum.