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Noxious Weed Seed

AOSA Examination List

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Disseminule/Planting Unit

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Nassella trichotoma
Nassella trichotoma. Brown florets enclosed by papery glumes.
Nassella trichotoma
Nassella trichotoma. Floret with a pubescent callus.
Nassella viridula
Nassella viridula. The apical end of the floret has a crown with vertical hairs.

Nasturtium officinale
Nasturtium officinale. Seeds with a shiny base reticulation.
Neltuma articulata
Neltuma articulata. True seeds with a circular line between the margin and center. Photo by Julia Scher, USDA-APHIS-PPQ.
Neltuma articulata
Neltuma articulata. True seeds with the hilum at the base, with a small lateral protrusion. Photo by Julia Scher, USDA-APHIS-PPQ.
Neltuma articulata
Neltuma articulata. Fruits. Photo by Julia Scher, USDA-APHIS-PPQ.

Neltuma articulata
Prosopis velutina. True seeds are in seed pods. Photo by Julia Scher, USDA-APHIS-PPQ.
Neltuma articulata
Neltuma articulata. Fruits. Photo by Julia Scher, USDA-APHIS-PPQ.
Nemesia sp.
Nemesia sp. Seeds with lacy fruit covers.
Nemophila maculata
Nemophila maculata. Seeds with small yellow stipples.

Nemophila menziesii
Nemophila menziesii. Seed surfaces are irregularly covered with light brown spots.
Nemophila menziesii
Nemophila menziesii. Seed surfaces are irregularly covered with light brown spots, and the hilum is on the distal end.
Nepeta cataria
From Left to Right: 1. Salvia azurea var. grandiflora 2. Dracocephalum parviflora 3. Salvia reflexa 4. Nepeta cataria 5. Monarda punctata 6.Mentha arvensis. Nutlets with white scars at the base. 
Nepeta cataria
Nepeta cataria. Nutlets with a slanting, oval scar at the base on each of the two flat surfaces. 

Nepeta racemosa
Nepeta racemosa. Nutlets with a white, V-shaped attachment area at base of dorsal side.
Neslia paniculata
Neslia paniculata. Silicles with a margin that have a stigma stem on one end, and an attachment stem on the other. 
Nicotiana × hybrida
Nicotiana × hybrida. Seeds with a protruding hilum.
Nicotiana sylvestris
Nicotiana sylvestris. Seeds with the hilum that is lateral to the base.

Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum. Seeds with a narrow hilum that is a conspicuous projection on the seed margin. 
Nierembergia sp.
Nierembergia sp. Seeds with surfaces composed of irregular flat surfaces. 
Nigella damascena
Nigella damascena. Seeds with a large rib following the entire margin of the seed. 
Nigella sp.
Nigella sp. Black seeds with a large rib following the entire margin of the seed.

Ocimum basilicum
Ocimum basilicum. Nutlets with a single protruding scar and a slight longitudinal ridge on the dorsal side. 
Odontites vernus subsp. serotinus
Odontites vulgaris. Achenes with ten or more strong, sharp longitudinal ridges.
Oenothera argillicola
Oenothera argillicola. Seeds with strong ridges where flat surfaces meet.
Oenothera biennis
Oenothera biennis. Seeds with many irregular flat surfaces with a ridge between the surfaces. 

Oenothera cinerea
Oenothera cinerea. Capsules with four longitudinal winglike ridges with sharp edges. 
Oenothera curtiflora
From Left to Right: 1. Oenothera curtiflora 2. Oenothera hispida 3. Oenothera gaura. Smooth capsules with eight longitudinal grooves.
Oenothera gaura
From Left to Right: 1. Oenothera curtiflora 2. Oenothera hispida 3. Oenothera gaura. There are four longitudinal bracts surrounding the capsule.

Oenothera hispida
From Left to Right: 1. Oenothera curtiflora 2. Oenothera hispida 3. Oenothera gaura. Dull and woolly capsules.
Oenothera hispida
Oenothera hispida. The capsule's large protruding carpal walls have longitudinal grooves.
Oenothera hispida
Oenothera hispida. The apex of the capsule is pyramidal, while the base is cylindrical.

Oenothera laciniata
Oenothera laciniata. Small seeds with a very rough reticulated surface. 
Oenothera lindheimeri
Oenothera lindheimeri. Capsules with a central longitudinal groove on each side.
Oenothera macrocarpa
Oenothera macrocarpa. Winged structures on the seeds' apical end. 
Oenothera perennis
Oenothera perennis. True seeds with a large marginal rib.