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Shepherd's-purses
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Shepherd's-purses

Capsella

Capsella is a genus of herbaceous plant and biennial plants in the mustard family Brassicaceae. It is a close relative of Arabidopsis, Neslia, and Halimolobos.

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first

shepherd's-purse

speciesCapsella bursa-pastoris

Pink Shepherd's-purse

speciesCapsella rubella

Grand Shepherd's-purse

speciesCapsella grandiflora

Capsella orientalis

speciesCapsella orientalis

Capsella × gracilis

hybridCapsella × gracilis

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Shepherd's-purses in The Book of Health: The Art of Distillation

The Book of Health: The Art of Distillation

Brunschwig, Hieronymus · 1505 · p.247

Shepherd's-purses in The Great Herbary with all the figures of the herbs

The Great Herbary with all the figures of the herbs

1532 · p.75

Shepherd's-purses in Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.645

Shepherd's-purses in Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.643

Shepherd's-purses in Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 3)

Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 3)

吳其濬 · 1848 · p.87

Shepherd's-purses in Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 6)

Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 6)

吳其濬 · 1848 · p.9

Shepherd's-purses in Complete Treatise on Agricultural Administration

Complete Treatise on Agricultural Administration

Xu Guangqi · 1909 · p.847

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 52979.