Family
Solanaceae
Distribution in Canada
Found in AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS, NL
Duration of life cycle
Annual
Seed/Fruit type
True seed
Seed identification features
Size
- length: 1.5–2.0 mm
- width: 1.0–1.5 mm
Shape
- in outline: oval
- in cross-section: thin
Surface texture
- glossy surface, covered with network of wavy-edged cells
Colour
- dull golden-yellow
Other structures
- hilum is a thin slit along thin edge
- area around hilum is pulled, elongating the seed
Similar species
Black nightshade (Solanum nigrum)
- found across Canada (except in the Far North) and along the coasts of the United States
- similar to eastern black nightshade in yellow colour and wavy-edged cell surface pattern
- larger than eastern black nightshade by ~0.5 mm
- teardrop shape, with no cell pattern in the centre
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