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Photographer: Kenneth J. Sytsma
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Family Brassicaceae
Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.
shepherd's-purse
Capsella: Latin for "a little box"
bursa-pastoris: literally, a shepherd's purse
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized |
| Plant: | erect, annual, 4"-24" tall forb, with a few branches |
| Flower: | white, 4-parted, 1/4" wide, petals longer than the sepals; inflorescence a dense cluster (raceme) of stalked flowers, elongating with age; blooms April-Aug. |
| Fruit: | heart-shaped to triangular, flat pod  |
| Leaf: | basal leaves oblong, pinnately-lobed; stem leaves smaller, mostly linear, appearing to clasp the stem with the 2 basal lobes |
| Habitat: | disturbed sites such as lawns and roadsides |
| (Glossary) |
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