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Shepherd's Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)

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    Credit: Johannes von Hanstein 1822-1880 | Hanstein | License: PD Old
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    Credit: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 14:54, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC) | photographed by myself | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
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    Credit: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 14:54, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC) | photographed by myself | License: CC-BY-SA-2.5
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    Credit: Johann Georg Sturm (Painter: Jacob Sturm) | Figure from Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen at http://www.biolib.de | License: PD Old
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    Credit: Beentree | Own work | License: PD Nordens Flora
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    Credit: Martin Cilenšek | Scan from Naše škodljive rastl... (1892) | License: PD Old
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    Credit: Forest & Kim Sta... | Plants of Hawaii, Image 070308-5328 from http://www.hear.org/... | License: CC-BY-3.0
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Capsella Bursa-Pastoris, or more commonly know as Shepherd's Purse, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Capsella. Its duration is annual which means it grows for one season only. Capsella Bursa-Pastoris or Shepherd's Purse's floral region is North America US Lower 48, Alaska and Hawaii, specifically in the states of Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Capsella
  • Family: Brassicaceae
  • Order: Capparales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Annual
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (I) AK (I) HI (I) CAN (I) GL (I) SPM (I)
  • PLANTS Invasive Status: KY N'EAST NE&GP STATE SWSS WSWS
  • National Wetland Indicator Status: UPL FAC
  • Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(FACU) 2(FACU+) 3(FAC-) 4(FACU) 5(FACU) 6(FAC) 7(FAC) 8(FACU) 9(FACU) 0(FAC-) A(FACU) H(UPL)





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