Common Name: shepherd's-purse
Scientific Name: Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medicus
Family Name: Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) - Mustard Family

Identification Notes:

life cycle - winter annual, reproducing by seed

stems - upright, branched, reproductive only growth habit 1, growth habit 2

leaves - basal leaves deeply and irregular lobed, rosette; stem leaves spear-shaped, clasping

flowers - 4-petaled, small, white; racemes, elongated flowers

seed pods - silicle, triangular or heart-shaped, flat seedheads, seedpods

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