Barbarea orthoceras

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Taxonomy

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Barbarea orthoceras FAMILY: Brassicaceae ENGLISH NAME: American yellow-rocket, American wintercress

Description

Bloom Period

Distribution

Habitat

Uses

Propagation

Photo Gallery

BAOR BudKovatchik veg poor.jpg BAOR RodGilbert flw good.jpg

References

Seed

Abbreviation: BAOR

Seed sample from: 2011

Average Measurement: 1.6 x 1.1 x 0.8

Measurement Range: L: 1.4 - 1.9, W: 1 - 1.3, D: 0.7 - 1

Features

Color: Hilum reddish and pinched looking. Seed is brownish red.

Surface:Some concave pitting on seed surface. Entire seed is covered with a net veined pattern giving it a scaly appearance. Seed is shiny.

Latitudinal Cross Section: elliptical BAORlat.png

Longitudinal Cross Section: elliptical BAORlong.png

Barbarea orthoceras
Barbarea orthoceras


Basic Explanations and Assumptions:

The dimensions for the seeds are length x width x depth. The location of the hilum is used as the base of the seed, and the length is measured from hilum to the opposite apex. Where a style is present, the length is measured from the hilum to the bottom of the style. Width is measured at a right angle to the length at the widest part. Depth is measured at a right angle to the intersection of height and width lines.

Measurements included are the mean average for each measurement of ten separate seeds.

All measurements in millimeters unless otherwise noted.