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|accepted_name=Capsella bursa-pastoris
|accepted_authority=(Linnaeus) Medikus
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Pfl.-Gatt.,
|place=85. 1792
|year=1792
}}
|basionyms={{Treatment/ID/Basionym
|name=Thlaspi bursa-pastoris
|authority=Linnaeus
|publication_title=Sp. Pl.
|publication_place=2: 647. 1753
}}
|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Brassicaceae;Brassicaceae tribe Camelineae;Capsella;Capsella bursa-pastoris
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Brassicaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>tribe</small>[[Brassicaceae tribe Camelineae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Capsella]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Capsella bursa-pastoris]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 7
|mention_page=
|treatment_page=page 454
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Plants </b>mostly sparsely to densely pubescent, trichomes sessile, 3–5-rayed, stellate (base of plant often mixed with much longer, simple ones). <b>Stems</b> (0.2–)1–5(–7) dm. <b>Basal</b> leaves: petiole 0.5–4(–6) cm; blade oblong or oblanceolate, (0.5–)1.5–10(–15) cm × 2–25(–50) mm, base cuneate or attenuate, apex acute or acuminate. <b>Cauline</b> leaves: blade narrowly oblong, lanceolate, or linear, 1–5.5(–8) cm × 1–15(–20) mm, base sagittate, amplexicaul, or, rarely, auriculate. <b>Fruiting</b> pedicels usually straight, (0.3–)0.5–1.5(–2) cm, glabrous. <b>Flowers</b>: sepals green or reddish, 1.5–2 × 0.7–1 mm (margins membranous); petals (1.5–)2–4(–5) × 1–1.5 mm; filaments 1–2 mm; anthers to 0.5 mm. <b>Fruits</b> (0.3–)0.4–0.9(–1) cm × (2–)3–7(–9) mm, base cuneate, apex emarginate or truncate; valves each with subparallel lateral veins; style 0.2–0.7 mm. <b>Seeds</b> brown, 0.9–1.1 × 0.4–0.6 mm. <b>2n</b> = 32.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering and fruiting Jan–Oct.
|habitat=Roadsides, gardens, fields, barren gravel, pastures, plantations, lawns, orchards, cultivated ground, waste areas, vineyards, mountain slopes
|elevation=0-2800 m
|distribution=Greenland;Alta.;B.C.;Man.;N.B.;Nfld. and Labr.;N.W.T.;N.S.;Nunavut;Ont.;Que.;Sask.;Yukon;Ala.;Alaska;Ariz.;Ark.;Calif.;Colo.;Conn.;Del.;D.C.;Fla.;Ga.;Idaho;Ill.;Ind.;Iowa;Kans.;Ky.;La.;Maine;Md.;Mass.;Mich.;Minn.;Miss.;Mo.;Mont.;Nebr.;Nev.;N.H.;N.J.;N.Mex.;N.Y.;N.C.;N.Dak.;Ohio;Okla.;Oreg.;Pa.;R.I.;S.C.;S.Dak.;Tenn.;Tex.;Utah;Vt.;Va.;Wash.;W.Va.;Wis.;Wyo.;Europe;Asia;n Africa;introduced also in Mexico;West Indies;Central America;South America;Atlantic Islands;Pacific Islands;Australia.
|discussion=<p>According to M. Coquillat (1951), <i>Capsella bursa-pastoris</i> is the second most common weed on earth, after <i>Polygonum aviculare</i>.</p>
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-->{{#Taxon:
name=Capsella bursa-pastoris
|author=
|authority=(Linnaeus) Medikus
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=
|basionyms=Thlaspi bursa-pastoris
|family=Brassicaceae
|phenology=Flowering and fruiting Jan–Oct.
|habitat=Roadsides, gardens, fields, barren gravel, pastures, plantations, lawns, orchards, cultivated ground, waste areas, vineyards, mountain slopes
|elevation=0-2800 m
|distribution=Greenland;Alta.;B.C.;Man.;N.B.;Nfld. and Labr.;N.W.T.;N.S.;Nunavut;Ont.;Que.;Sask.;Yukon;Ala.;Alaska;Ariz.;Ark.;Calif.;Colo.;Conn.;Del.;D.C.;Fla.;Ga.;Idaho;Ill.;Ind.;Iowa;Kans.;Ky.;La.;Maine;Md.;Mass.;Mich.;Minn.;Miss.;Mo.;Mont.;Nebr.;Nev.;N.H.;N.J.;N.Mex.;N.Y.;N.C.;N.Dak.;Ohio;Okla.;Oreg.;Pa.;R.I.;S.C.;S.Dak.;Tenn.;Tex.;Utah;Vt.;Va.;Wash.;W.Va.;Wis.;Wyo.;Europe;Asia;n Africa;introduced also in Mexico;West Indies;Central America;South America;Atlantic Islands;Pacific Islands;Australia.
|introduced=true
|reference=None
|publication title=Pfl.-Gatt.,
|publication year=1792
|special status=
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|tribe=Brassicaceae tribe Camelineae
|genus=Capsella
|species=Capsella bursa-pastoris
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