Capsella bursa-pastoris
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Shenstone, Mt Hampden
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Shenstone, Mt Hampden
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Shenstone, Mt Hampden
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Shenstone, Mt Hampden
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| Synonyms: |
Thlaspi bursa-pastoris L. |
| Common names: | Shepherd's purse (English) |
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| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
Annual or biennial herb, to 40 cm, with a basal rosette of oblanceolate leaves, entire or deeply pinnatifid. Cauline leaves amplexicaul. Hairs simple or stellate. Flowers 2.5 mm in diameter, white. Fruit 6-9 mm, triangular-obcordate. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | bursa-pastoris: shepherd's purse (referring to the fruit) |
| Habitat: | Disturbed or cultivated ground |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native to temperate Eurasia and North Africa; also a cosmopolitan weed. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 12. As Capsella bursapastoris Exell, A.W. (1960). Brassicaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 187 - 193. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 30. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 76. Troupin, G. (1978). Brassicaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume I Pages 323 - 324. (Includes a picture). |
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