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Capsella bursa-pastoris (L. ) Medik.

Shepherds Purse; Bolsa de Pastor Mexico; Bursa bursa-pastoris L Britton; Bursa gracilis Gren; Capsella rubella Reut; Thlaspi bursa-pastoris L

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Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.
shepherd's purse

       
Symbol:   CABU2  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Brassicaceae  
Duration:   Annual  
Growth Habit:   Forb/herb  
Native Status:  
L48    I
AK    I
HI    I
CAN    I
GL    I
SPM    I



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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species . South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute . Usage Requirements .
 
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Synonyms:
Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.

  BUBU3 Bursa bursa-pastoris (L.) Britton
  BUBUB Bursa bursa-pastoris (L.) Britton var. bifida Crép.
  BUGR Bursa gracilis Gren.
  CARU22 Capsella rubella Reut.
  THBU2 Thlaspi bursa-pastoris L.
 

Distribution:
Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.

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USA ( AK , AL , AR , AZ , CA , CO , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , HI , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD, ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY ), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.

View 107 genera in Brassicaceae , 1 species in Capsella
 

Classification:
Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Dilleniidae
Order Capparales
Family Brassicaceae – Mustard family
Genus Capsella Medik. – capsella
Species Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. – shepherd's purse
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.

shepardspurse

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states . State agriculture or natural resource departments.
KY        Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide . The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky.
N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast . Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York.
NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains . Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM . Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West . Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.
 

Introduced Information:
Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FAC FACU FACU+ FAC- FACU FACU FAC FAC FACU FACU FAC- FACU NO UPL
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Everitt Low           Low  
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Everitt, J.H., D.L. Drawe, and R.I. Lonard. 1999. Field guide to the broad leaved herbaceous plants of South Texas used by livestock and wildlife . Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 22766.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
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Arizona: abstract & image of shepardspurse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)

British Columbia Ag. & Food, Crop Protection Program

Canada-Manitoba Weeds

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Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food: weed identification

UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images

 
 
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Kingdom Plantae  
 Phylum Magnoliophyta  
 Class Magnoliopsida  
 Order Capparales  
 Family Cruciferae  
 Genus Capsella  
  Capsella bursa-pastoris    (L.) Medic., 1792 
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Synonyms: Bursa bursa-pastoris Bursa bursa-pastoris bifida Bursa gracilis Capsella rubella Thlaspi bursa-pastoris details
Citation: Flora of Taiwan 2nd ed. 2: 751, 1996 
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Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse
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© 2004 Robert E. Preston, Ph.D.

Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's Purse
ID: 5207 1611 1109 0016 [detail]
© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's Purse
ID: 5207 1611 1109 0017 [detail]
© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's Purse
ID: 0175 3301 2372 0006 [detail]
© 2001 CDFA

Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepardspurse
ID: 0000 0000 0505 2451 [detail]
© 2005 Luigi Rignanese

Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepardspurse
ID: 0000 0000 0505 2591 [detail]
© 2005 Luigi Rignanese

Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's Purse
ID: 0000 0000 1005 1318 [detail]
© 2005 Luigi Rignanese

Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's Purse
ID: 0000 0000 1005 1319 [detail]
© 2005 Luigi Rignanese

Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's Purse
ID: 0000 0000 1005 1320 [detail]
© 2005 Luigi Rignanese

Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's Purse
ID: 0000 0000 1005 1321 [detail]
© 2005 Luigi Rignanese

Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's Purse
ID: 0000 0000 1005 1322 [detail]
© 2005 Luigi Rignanese

Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's Purse
ID: 0000 0000 1005 1323 [detail]
© 2005 Luigi Rignanese

Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsella bursa-pastoris
ID: 0000 0000 0406 1345 [detail]
© 2006 Barry Rice

Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsella bursa-pastoris
ID: 0000 0000 0406 1346 [detail]
© 2006 Barry Rice

Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsella bursa-pastoris
ID: 0000 0000 1006 1276 [detail]
© 2006 Adonis (Don) Tate

Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsella bursa-pastoris
ID: 0000 0000 1006 1309 [detail]
© 2006 Julie Kierstead Nelson

Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsella bursa-pastoris
ID: 0000 0000 0107 0533 [detail]
© 2007 Louis-M. Landry

Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsella bursa-pastoris
ID: 0000 0000 1207 1245 [detail]
© 2007 Carol W. Witham

Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsella bursa-pastoris
ID: 0000 0000 1207 1247 [detail]
© 2007 Carol W. Witham

Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's Purse
ID: 0000 0000 0308 0831 [detail]
© 2008 Gary McDonald

Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's Purse
ID: 0000 0000 0308 0832 [detail]
© 2008 Gary McDonald

Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's Purse
ID: 0000 0000 0308 0833 [detail]
© 2008 Gary McDonald

Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's Purse
ID: 0000 0000 0308 0835 [detail]
© 2008 Gary McDonald

Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsella bursa-pastoris
ID: 0000 0000 0408 0986 [detail]
© 2008 Steve Matson

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