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kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 201.56-12"
title: "7"
number: "201.56-12"
heading: "Miscellaneous plant families."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/201.56-12"
---

# §201.56-12. Miscellaneous plant families.


Kinds of seed by family:

Carrot family, Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)—carrot, celery, celeriac, dill, parsley, parsnip;

Hemp family, Cannabaceae—hemp;

Dichondra family, Dichondraceae—dichondra;

Geranium family, Geraniaceae—alfilaria;

Mint family, Lamiaceae (Labiatae)—sage, summer savory; benne family, Pedaliaceae—sesame;

Rose family, Rosaceae—little burnet;

Nightshade family, Solanaceae—eggplant, tomato, husk tomato, pepper, tobacco; and

Valerian family, Valerianaceae—cornsalad.

- (a) **General description.**
  - (1) **Germination habit—** Epigeal dicot.
  - (2) **Food reserves—** Cotyledons; endosperm may or may not be present, depending on the kind.
  - (3) **Shoot system—** The hypocotyl elongates, carrying the cotyledons above the soil surface. The epicotyl usually does not show any development within the test period.
  - (4) **Root system—** A primary root; secondary roots may or may not develop within the test period, depending on the kind.
- (b) **Abnormal seedling description.**
  - (1) **Cotyledons—**
    - (i) **Less than half of the original cotyledon tissue remaining attached.**
    - (ii) **Less than half of the original cotyledon tissue free of necrosis or decay.**
  - (2) **Epicotyl—**
    - (i) **Missing.** (May be assumed to be present if the cotyledons are intact.)
    - (ii) [Reserved]
  - (3) **Hypocotyl—**
    - (i) **Malformed, such as markedly shortened, curled, or thickened.**
    - (ii) **Deep open cracks extending into the conducting tissue.**
    - (iii) **Watery.**
  - (4) **Root—**
    - (i) **None.**
    - (ii) **Missing or stubby primary root with weak secondary or adventitious roots.**
  - (5) **Seedling—**
    - (i) **One or more essential structures impaired as a result of decay from primary infection.**
    - (ii) **Albino.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[59 FR 64506, Dec. 14, 1994]

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1592.

### Amendments

[59 FR 64506, Dec. 14, 1994]