Plants : BrassicaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medikus

Shepherd's-purse

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Capsella bursa-pastoris

Description: Shepherd's purse gets its name from the purse-like fruits which are a conspicuous feature of this common annual weed of waste ground, farmtracks and arable fields.

All names: Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medikus; Capsella penarthae (Shull.) Wilmott; Bursa pastoris Weber; Bursa penarthae Shull.

Distribution Map from NBN: Capsella bursa-pastoris at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Capsella bursa-pastoris at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Capsella bursa-pastoris. (L.) Medikus. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2847. Accessed on 2026-11-02.