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Help in identifying unknown seed

General    State College, PA

I have a mixture of seeds from a seed packet labeled "European mesclun mix"...and I don't know what one of the seeds is for. The manufacturer lists that the mix contains
-lettuce
-radicchio
-arugula
-endive
-orach
-mizuna
-and more!

I am quite sure these seeds are not any of the first 4, and I think they might be the "and more!" Any ideas of what these seeds are? They have 4 "wings" equally spaced around a bumpy oblong spheroid body.


Posted by: Ruth Nissly (6 points) Ruth Nissly
Posted: April 17, 2014




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Do an image search for orach seeds. They're in the spinach/chard family, which has seeds in odd shapes -- look up Chenopodiaceae seeds (image search). If they're not orach, they might be something else in this family.


Posted by: Tanya in the Garden (128 points) Tanya in the Garden
Posted: April 17, 2014




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The picture is not too clear! What I'm seeing can be anise herb?! Google it and see if looks like what u have


Posted by: reem (9 points) reem
Posted: April 18, 2014




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Better yet plant it and see what grows. Seed identification can be tricky and really won't show minor variations such as variegation and other genetic regularities. It is much easier to identify a plant.


Posted by: Jim (2 points) Jim
Posted: May 26, 2014




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