For the sunflower (Helianthus annuus), the seed is a multilayered future plant that is enjoyed as a food source by many. What you see, when you have a sunflower seed, is the hard shell. It can be all black or striped. Break that open and you have the actual seed. The outer most covering on the seed, usually you don't notice it, is call the integumentary or seed coat.
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A sunflower seed is an achene which means a simple dry fruit. The sunflower seed are referred to as the fruit of the Sunflower because it is produce by the plant.
in late spring,sunflower seed will germinate
There is no need to do this with domesticated sunflower seed.
The shell of a sunflower which is white and black striped protects the seed inside of it. The seed, if planted becomes a sunflower plant.
No, it is a dicot.
A sunflower seed is the fruit of the sunflower. The seed is referred to as a achene when it is inside of its shell or pericarp.
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it depends on the type of sunflower
U.S. sunflower seed production was 2.49 billion pounds in 2002
U.S. sunflower seed production was 3.54 billion pounds in 2000