Capsella bursa-pastoris - Shepherd's-purse
This is a common weed of arable fields, waste-ground and streets. The highly divided pinnatifid basal leaves and the shepherd’s purse-shaped fruit are distinctive.




When flowering and fruiting it is distinctive.
Capsella bursa-pastoris NS6157 28Apr19 PW
This is the basal rosette in February.
Capsella bursa-pastoris NS5464 17Feb2018 PW
Capsella bursa-pastoris NT0132 15Sept2018
Close-up of the shepherd’s purse.
Capsella bursa-pastoris NT0132 15Sept2018
This is a common weed of arable fields, waste-ground and streets. The highly divided pinnatifid basal leaves and the shepherd’s purse-shaped fruit are distinctive.