Capsella bursa-pastoris
naturalizedBrassicaceae

Capsella bursa-pastoris

shepherd's-purse

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

Capsella bursa-pastoris, known by its common name shepherd's purse because of its triangular flat fruits, which are purse-like, is a small (up to 0.5 m) annual and ruderal flowering plant in the mustard family Brassicaceae. It is native to eastern Europe and Asia minor, but is naturalized and considered a common weed in many parts of the world, especially in colder climates, including British Isles, where it is regarded as an archaeophyte, North America and China, but...

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Where documented · 15 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 13 · GBIF 15 records
Pālāʻau · MolokaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2
Kaʻonoʻulu · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 1
Kēōkea · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 1
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Puʻukapu · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Waiʻanae · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kamananui · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kaluako‘i · MolokaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1