NameThatPlant.net: Capsella bursa-pastoris

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Brassicales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Capsella bursa-pastoris FAMILY Brassicaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

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Learn more about Shepherd's Purse from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Capsella bursa-pastoris FAMILY Brassicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-06-001:

Capsella bursa-pastoris FAMILY Brassicaceae

COMMON NAME:
Common Shepherd's Purse

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Capsella bursa-pastoris FAMILY Brassicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Capsella bursa-pastoris FAMILY Brassicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-06-001:
Capsella bursa-pastoris FAMILY Brassicaceae

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Forb
Winter annual

Habitat: Fields, roadsides, gardens, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Europe

Common

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette & alternate (reduced upward)

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Radially symmetrical
4 sepals
4 petals
6 stamens tetradynamous (2 short, 4 long)
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Silique

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