Capsella bursa-pastoris (Shepherd's Purse) - Non-Native

3/23/19  Harford Springs Reserve, Gavilan Hills,

Riverside County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Shepherd's Purse

SPECIES: Capsella bursa-pastoris

FAMILY: Brassicaceae (Mustard Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 3/23/19

LOCATION: Harford Springs Reserve, Gavilan Hills, Riverside County, CA

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Treatment from Jepson eFlora:

NATURALIZED

Habit: Stellate hairs 3--5-rayed, simple hairs generally at plant base. 

Stem: erect, simple or branched distally, (0.5)1--5(7) dm. 

Leaf: basal 3--6 cm, oblanceolate, +- entire to pinnately lobed or dissected; cauline 1--5.5(8) cm, oblong, linear to lanceolate. 

Flower: sepals 1.5--2 mm; petals (1.5)2--4(5) mm, obovate, white (pink). 

Fruit: (3)4--9(10) mm, base wedge-shaped, tip notched or not, glabrous; pedicel spreading to ascending, (3)5--15(20) mm, slender. 

Ecology: Disturbed areas; 

Elevation: < 2800 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: CA; 

Distribution Outside California: North America; native to Eurasia. 

Flowering Time: Jan--Oct 

Jepson eFlora Author: Ihsan A. Al-Shehbaz