Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Brassicales
Genus:
Species:
bursa-pastoris
ID:
586257

Status:
valid

Authors:
Medik.

Source:
cmp

Year:

Citation Micro:
Pflanzeng. 85.

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000585589



Common Names

  • Bursa-Pastoris Capsella
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris
  • Capsella


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Synonyms

  • Opizia bursoides Raf. [unknown]
  • Rodschiedia bursa-pastoris G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb. [unknown]
  • Thlaspi infestum Salisb. [unknown]
  • Thlaspi cuneatum Stokes [unknown]
  • Thlaspi schrankii J.F.Gmel. [unknown]
  • Thlaspi bursa-pastoris L. [unknown]
  • Bursa abscissa Druce [unknown]
  • Bursa alandica (Almq.) Druce [unknown]
  • Bursa anglica Druce [unknown]
  • Bursa astoris [Weber,] [unknown]
  • Bursa batavorum (Almq.) Druce [unknown]
  • Bursa belgica (Almq.) Druce [unknown]
  • Bursa bremensis Druce [unknown]
  • Bursa brittonii Druce [unknown]
  • Bursa bursa-pastoris Shafer [unknown]
  • Bursa bursa-pastoris heteris Shull [unknown]
  • Bursa bursa-pastoris integrifolia Farw. [unknown]
  • Bursa bursa-pastoris minor Farw. [unknown]
  • Bursa bursa-pastoris rhomboidea Shull [unknown]
  • Bursa bursa-pastoris simplex Shull [unknown]
  • Bursa bursa-pastoris tenuis Shull [unknown]
  • Bursa concava Druce [unknown]
  • Bursa divaricata Kuntze [unknown]
  • Bursa djurdjurae Shull [unknown]
  • Bursa druceana Druce [unknown]
  • Bursa gallica Druce [unknown]
  • Bursa germanica Druce [unknown]
  • Bursa grossa Druce [unknown]
  • Bursa heegeri Shull [unknown]
  • Bursa hiatula Druce [unknown]
  • Bursa integrella Druce [unknown]
  • Bursa laevigata Druce [unknown]
  • Bursa mediterranea Druce [unknown]
  • Bursa occidentalis Shull [unknown]
  • Bursa occidentalis concava Shull [unknown]
  • Bursa occidentalis madeirae Shull [unknown]
  • Bursa orientalis Shull [unknown]
  • Bursa origo Druce [unknown]
  • Bursa patagonica Druce [unknown]
  • Bursa penarthae Shull [unknown]
  • Bursa pergrossa Druce [unknown]
  • Bursa robusta Druce [unknown]
  • Bursa segetum (Almq.) Druce [unknown]
  • Bursa sinuosa Druce [unknown]
  • Bursa sublaevigata (Almq.) Druce [unknown]
  • Bursa trevirorum Druce [unknown]
  • Bursa turoniensis Druce [unknown]
  • Bursa viguieri Shull [unknown]
  • Bursa viminalis (Almq.) Druce [unknown]
  • Capsella abscissa (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella acutifolia Raf. [unknown]
  • Capsella aestivalis (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella agrestis Jord. [unknown]
  • Capsella agrestis-rubella Paill. [unknown]
  • Capsella alandica (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella algida (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella alpestris (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella altissima (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella amblodes Raf. [unknown]
  • Capsella angermannica (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella anglica (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella angustiloba (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella apetala Opiz [unknown]
  • Capsella austriaca Sennen [unknown]
  • Capsella autumnalis (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella batavorum (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella belgica (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella bicuspis (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella bifida Raf. [unknown]
  • Capsella biformis (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella bottnica (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella bremensis (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella brevisiliqua (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella brittonii (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella bursa Raf. [unknown]
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris aestivalis E.B.Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris arachnoidea Hus [unknown]
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris attenuata Hus [unknown]
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris auriculata Makino [unknown]
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris brachycarpa Heldr. [unknown]
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris coronopifolia DC. [unknown]
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris coronopifolia (DC.) Jovan.-Dunj. [unknown]
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris coronopus E.B.Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris crassior E.B.Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris orbicularis Hus [unknown]
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris pinnata Makino [unknown]
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris pinnatifida Schltdl. [unknown]
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris pinnatifida (Schlecht.) Jovan.-Dunj. [unknown]
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris prionophylla E.B.Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris prostrata E.B.Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris rhomboidea Hus [unknown]
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris rubriflora Muschl. [unknown]
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris serrata E.B.Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris setchelliana Hus [unknown]
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris simplex Hus [unknown]
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris treleaseana Hus [unknown]
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris ventosa E.B.Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella calmariensis (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella caucasica (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella cavata (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella collina (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella compacta (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella convexiformis (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella cordata (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella cordigera (Ostman) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella coronopus (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella cuneiformis (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella cuneolata (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella curvisiliqua (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella cuspidata (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella dentata Raf. [unknown]
  • Capsella denticulata (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella difformis (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella diodonta (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella divaricata Walp. [unknown]
  • Capsella druceana (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella elegans (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella emarginata (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella erecta Walp. [unknown]
  • Capsella exotica (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella faucialis (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella foliosa (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella frigida (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella fucorum (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella furcata Raf. [unknown]
  • Capsella galicica (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella gallica (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella germanica (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella gothica (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella gotlandica (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella gracilescens (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella grossa (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella grosso-triangularis (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella hanseatica (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella heegeri Solms [unknown]
  • Capsella helsingica (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella herjedalica (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella hians (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella hiatula (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella hiemalis (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella humilis Rouy & Foucaud [unknown]
  • Capsella hyrcana Grossh. [unknown]
  • Capsella incisura (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella integrella (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella integrifolia Raf. [unknown]
  • Capsella integrifolia Hegetschw. [unknown]
  • Capsella jemtlandica (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella jeniseiensis (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella kyphosa (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella lacerata (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella laevigata (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella lanceolato-caspica (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella lata (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella latisiliqua (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella laxa (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella lenaensis (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella leptoloba (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella linearis (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella lingulata (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella lobulata (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella longeracemosa Sennen [unknown]
  • Capsella longirostris (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella longisiliqua (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella lulensis (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella lutetiana (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella macroclada (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella matura (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella mediterranea (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella microcarpa (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella monasterialis (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella nanella (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella nylandica (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella obovata (Ostman) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella obtusa (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella odontophylla (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella oelandica (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella origo (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella oviculata (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella ovifera (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella pastoralis Dulac [unknown]
  • Capsella pastoris Rupr. [unknown]
  • Capsella patagonica (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella penarthae (Shull) Wilmott [unknown]
  • Capsella perconcava (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella perdentata (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella pergrossa (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella perhians (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella perversa (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella pinnata (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella pinnato-foliosa (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella poimenobalantion St.-Lag. [unknown]
  • Capsella polymorpha Cav. [unknown]
  • Capsella praecox Jord. [unknown]
  • Capsella praematura (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella prionophylla (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella provincialis (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella querceti (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella ramselensis (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella rhenana Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella rhombea (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella robusta (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella rubella (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella rubelliformis (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella rubello-agrestis Paill. [unknown]
  • Capsella rubiginosa (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella ruderalis Jord. [unknown]
  • Capsella salinula (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella savonica (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella scanica (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella scolio-caspica (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella segetum (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella seleniaca (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella semilobata (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella semirubella (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella sinuato-linearis (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella sinuosa (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella smolandica (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella stenocarpa Timb.-Lagr. [unknown]
  • Capsella subalgida (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella subalpina (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella subarctica (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella subbergiana (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella subcanescens (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella subcavata (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella subseleniaca (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella tenella (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella tenera (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella tenerescens (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella tibelensis (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella tjustiana (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella trevirorum (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella triangularis St.-Lag. [unknown]
  • Capsella turoniensis (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella umensis (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella ursina (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella varia (E.B.Almq.) E.B.Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella vestrogothica (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella viaria (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella viarum (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella viguieri Blaringhem [unknown]
  • Capsella viminalis (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Capsella virgata Jord. [unknown]
  • Capsella viridis (Almq.) Almq. [unknown]
  • Crucifera capsella E.H.L.Krause [unknown]
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris coreana H.Lév. [unknown]
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris integrifolia DC. [unknown]
  • Lepidium bursa-pastoris Willd. [unknown]
  • Nasturtium bursapastoris Roth [unknown]
  • Solmsiella heegeri (Solms) Borbás [unknown]
  • Bursa fracticruris Borbás [unknown]
  • Bursa nana Borbás [unknown]
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris minuta Post [unknown]
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris eu-bursa Briq. [unknown]
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris rubella (Reut.) Rapin [unknown]
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris bursa-pastoris [unknown]
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris occidentalis (Shull) Maire [unknown]
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris bursa-pastoris [unknown]
  • Bursa bursa-pastoris Britton [unknown]
  • Iberis bursa-pastoris Crantz [unknown]
  • Bursa pastoris Weber ex F.H.Wigg. [unknown]
  • Capsella hispida Hobk. [unknown]
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris minor DC. [unknown]
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris stenocarpa Crép. [unknown]
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris bifida Crép. [unknown]

Description

Capsella bursa-pastoris (also called 'Shepherd's Purse', among many other common names) is a species of flowering plant in the Brassicaceae family. It is native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa. It is an annual herb with a woody base and grows to a height of 10-30 cm. Its leaves are alternate, simple, and lanceolate in shape. It is found in open woodlands, scrubland, and dry grasslands.

Uses & Benefits

Capsella bursa-pastoris is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a houseplant. It is also used in air plant displays and terrariums.

Cultivars, Varieties & Sub-species

Capsella bursa-pastoris sub. thracicus (Velen.) Stoj. & Stef.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

The flower of Capsella bursa-pastoris is white and tubular, with five petals. The seeds are small, black and round. The seedlings are slender and have long, narrow leaves.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Capsella bursa-pastoris is a small, annual herb native to Europe and Asia. It is easy to cultivate and propagate, and can be grown in a variety of conditions. It prefers full sun and should be kept in a well-draining soil mix. It can be propagated by seed, and can be grown in a pot or in the ground.

Where to Find Capsella bursa-pastoris

Capsella bursa-pastoris can be found in temperate regions of Europe, North Africa, and Asia.

Capsella bursa-pastoris FAQ

What is the scientific name of Capsella bursa-pastoris?

Capsella bursa-pastoris

What is the size of Capsella bursa-pastoris?

Capsella bursa-pastoris typically grows up to 4-6 inches in height.

What is the natural habitat of Capsella bursa-pastoris?

Capsella bursa-pastoris is native to Mexico, Central America, and South America.

Species in the Brassicaceae family

Abdra brachycarpa, Abdra aprica, Acuston perenne, Aethionema rhodopaeum, Aethionema alanyae, Aethionema arabicum, Aethionema armenum, Aethionema capitatum, Aethionema carlsbergii, Aethionema carneum, Aethionema cephalanthum, Aethionema cordatum, Aethionema coridifolium, Aethionema demirizii, Aethionema diastrophis, Aethionema dumanii, Aethionema edentulum, Aethionema eunomioides, Aethionema fimbriatum, Aethionema froedinii, Aethionema gileadense, Aethionema glaucinum, Aethionema grandiflorum, Aethionema heterocarpum, Aethionema heterophyllum, Aethionema huber-morathii, Aethionema karamanicum, Aethionema lepidioides, Aethionema levandowskyi, Aethionema lycium, Aethionema marashicum, Aethionema membranaceum, Aethionema munzurense, Aethionema orbiculatum, Aethionema papillosum, Aethionema retsina, Aethionema saxatile, Aethionema schistosum, Aethionema semnanensis, Aethionema speciosum, Aethionema spicatum, Aethionema stylosum, Aethionema subulatum, Aethionema syriacum, Aethionema thesiifolium, Aethionema thomasianum, Aethionema transhyrcanum, Aethionema turcicum, Aethionema umbellatum, Aethionema virgatum,

References