One example of a dehiscent fruit is the silique. The fruit is a silique one half to two centimeters long upon a threadlike pedicel. The valves of the silique are glabrous or rarely bristly, three to five nerved. The fruit is a curving, wormlike silique up to 8 centimeters long. The fruit is a flattened, elongated silique up to 2.5 centimeters long containing tiny seeds. The fruit is a silique around a centimeter long. The fruit is a straight, flat silique up to five centimeters long. The fruit is an inflated, hairy silique up to two centimeters long. The fruit is a long, narrow, purple silique which may be many centimeters long. The fruit is a straight, narrow silique up to 5 centimeters long. The fruit is a slender silique long. The fruit is a narrow, cylindrical silique up to 10 to 14 centimeters long. The fruit is a long, thin silique which may approach 13 centimeters in length. The fruit is a beaded silique up to long. The fruit is a silique up to 3.5 centimeters in length containing tiny seeds.