Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.
(Shepherd’s Purse, Shepherd’s-purse)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCapsella bursa-pastoris (Shepherd’s Purse, Shepherd’s-purse)
GenusCapsella (a genus of flowering plants)
FamilyBRASSICACEAE (cabbages, cresses etc.)
OrderBRASSICALES (cabbages, cresses, weld, mignonette, spiderflowers and garden nasturtiums)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Capsella bursa-pastoris (Shepherd’s Purse, Shepherd’s-purse) :
1: Capsella bursa-pastoris (Shepherd’s Purse, Shepherd’s-purse)
12 May 2001 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in tarmac path
Image 1: LeavesImage 2: Rosette
2: Capsella bursa-pastoris (Shepherd’s Purse, Shepherd’s-purse)
11 May 2001 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Basal rosetteImage 2: Inflorescence - from aboveImage 3: PlantImage 4: Plant - against paperImage 5: Plants growing against a wallImage 6: Capsule - magnified
3: Capsella bursa-pastoris (Shepherd’s Purse, Shepherd’s-purse)
4 May 1974 OSGR: SE65 53° 60’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: South-east Yorks (VC 61) England
Image 1: Plant
4: Capsella bursa-pastoris (Shepherd’s Purse, Shepherd’s-purse)
8 Aug 1971 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Flowers and fruits

Capsella bursa-pastoris (Shepherd’s Purse, Shepherd’s-purse) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Capsella bursa-pastoris (Shepherd’s Purse, Shepherd’s-purse)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 12 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Capsella bursa-pastoris (Shepherd’s Purse, Shepherd’s-purse)
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