1 cm
Scale anchored to a reviewed measurement
Uniformly scaled by rounded representative length.
Representative Sunflower Seed (10 mm)
An intact striped sunflower achene shown at a clearly labelled representative length of about 10 mm. The value sits close to a published 9.52 mm sample mean, while separate variety research explains why edible and oilseed cultivars can differ substantially.
Dimensions
- Height
- 3.3 mm
- Length
- 1 cm
- Width
- 5.2 mm
- Weight
- 0.05 g
Quick facts
- Representative length
- about 10 mm
- Published sample mean
- 9.52 mm
- Botanical fruit type
- achene
Representative Sunflower Seed (10 mm) · Size infographic
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Sources and measurement22 References
Dimensions were cross-checked against independent sources before publication.
Measurement basis
The horizontal scale anchor is a rounded 10 mm representative; it is not presented as a universal cultivar mean.