Weed
immortelle
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
Yellow with black mottling; 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.
is lighter at apexApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
and darker at the base
Silky appressedAppressed:
Pressed close or lying flat against something.
hairs
Triangular pappusPappus:
Modified calyx in Asteraceae, composed of hairs, bristles, awns, or scales. The pappus-like structure attached to milkweed seeds is termed a coma.
scales are about half 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.
length.
A small attachment ring is on the basalBasal:
The base of the fruit or seed opposite the apical end.
end. 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 can be considered a long triangle.
Not listed
Not included
Asteraceae
Xeranthemum annuum L.
Xeranthemum squarrosum Boiss