Common name
English: Shepherd's Purse
German: Hirtentäschel
Mandarin: 荠 (qi)
Portuguese: Bolsa-de-pastor, Erva-do-bom-pastor
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2595)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2492)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2107)
Order: Capparales (32)
Family: Brassicaceae (31)(family description)
Genus: Capsella (1)
Epithet: bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. (1)
Synonyms: Bursa belgica (Almq.) Druce, Capsella rubella Reut.
belgica => from Belgium
bursa-pastoris => Shepherd's purse
rubella => reddish
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: white
External links
Check for Capsella bursa-pastoris at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [483] Capsella bursa-pastoris - Plants For A Future database
- [1185] Capsella - Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database
- [1328] Capsella bursa-pastoris - Flora of China @ efloras.org