Seed-Coat Microsculpturing of Some Cardamine (Brassicaceae) Taxa and its Systematic Importance

The seed exomorphic characteristics of four taxa (Cardamine graeca, C. impatiens subsp. impatiens, raphanifolia and uliginosa) belonging to Cardamine were investigated with scanning electron microscopy (SEM). This study presents characteristics, including colour, shape, winged, measures, coat pattern. Four patterns observed; regularly reticulate, irregularly-reticulate, blister tuberculate-reticulate, two shapes distinguished; broadly oblong oblong. results showed that the morphological could contribute as criteria distinguish taxa. is first in which surface any growing Turkey studied SEM.