Common name
English: Shepherd's Purse
German: Hirtentäschel
Mandarin: 荠 (qi)
Portuguese: Bolsa-de-pastor, Erva-do-bom-pastor
English: Shepherd's Purse
German: Hirtentäschel
Mandarin: 荠 (qi)
Portuguese: Bolsa-de-pastor, Erva-do-bom-pastor
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Capparales (36)
Family: Brassicaceae (33)(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
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: white
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