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2986.000 Capsella
Description of the genus
Annual or biennial herbs. Basal leaves entire or pinnatifid; cauline amplexicaul. Inflorescence an elongated raceme. Flowers (in ours) white. Sepals not saccate. Petals 4. Stamens 6. Silicula flattened, triangular-obcordate with keeled net-veined valves. Seeds several in each loculus. Worldwide: 5 species, one, C. bursa-pastoris, a cosmopolitan weed, the others restricted to Europe, Mediterranean and western Asia Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. | N,W,C,E | Description, Image |
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Capsella
Wikipedia: Capsella
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Capsella
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Capsella
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