University of Portsmouth
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Asked 13 October 2016
Does anyone know what seed is this?
I think the seed belongs to asteraceae family
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National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research Goa India.
Dijana:
Kindly provide scale and image of Fruit, if possible. Thanks.
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Syed
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Croatian Agency for Agriculture and Food
Sorry, currently I can't provide better image. Seed is approximately 5 mm long and 1 mm wide. On the surface it has small hair. Seed is found in grass seed sample. It is not Anthriscus sp. Maybe it's the seed of wild flower?
National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research Goa India.
Dijana:
Based on information you provided, the documented seed possibly belongs to Lettuce plant (Lactuca sp., Asteraceae). Just examine the seeds under SEM and look for actual plant growing in the area of seed collection.
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Syed
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Croatian Agency for Agriculture and Food
Thank you for your response. I already compare Lactuca sp. seed from reference seed collection with unknown seed and it's not Lactuca sp.
City of Winter Haven
If you have time you could grow the seed out to the point that you can identify the plant. That would be my suggestion if you do not have to know immediately as it could take a bit with this method.
Croatian Agency for Agriculture and Food
This seed was found in working sample of grass seed, so I only have fruit and not the whole plant.
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