- Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medikus - Shepherd's-purse - Cruciferae / Brassicaceae
© Paul Hackney
© Fiona McCrory
(Map updated: March 2008)
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.
NBN Atlas mapping: Species account : NBN Atlas UK Species Observations database
iNaturalist: Species account : iNaturalist World Species Observations database