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Capsella
Also called Shepherd's Purse
Capsella is a genus of herbaceous annual and biennial plants in the family Brassicaceae. It is a close relative of Arabidopsis, Neslia, and Halimolobos.
Some authors circumscribe Capsella to contain only three species: Capsella bursa-pastoris, Capsella rubella and Capsella grandiflora. As of 2025, Kew's Plants of the World Online list eight species.
Shepherd's purse · Pink Shepherd's Purse · Grand Shepherd's Purse · Capsella orientalis · Pink Shepherd's Purse
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