Common name: Shepherd’s-purse
Latin name: Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.
Family: Brassicaceae
Life Cycle: Winter Annual
Type: Broadleaf
Description: Annual weed with basal leaves forming a rosette while stem leaves are arrow-shaped and have a clasping auricle. Flowers occur in clusters at the end of the stem and have 4 small white petals. Fruits are heart-shaped siliques.
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