Weed
Palmer amaranth
UtricleUtricle:
A one-seeded, usually small, bladdery fruit as found in Atriplex.
LenticularLenticular:
Lens-shaped, circular in outline with convex sides.
and ovateOvate:
Egg-shaped with basal end the broadest.
Diameter: 1–1.5mm
Black
Size: Partially fills the seed.
Shape: Curved.
PerispermPerisperm:
Nutritive tissues occurring within certain seeds, derived from the nucellus; similar in function to endosperm.
: Peripheral, hard and translucent whitish.
State Noxious Weed: Iowa,, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Not included
For more information, see ISMA fact sheet.
Amaranthaceae
