Capsella bursa-pastoris
A species in the Brassicaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Brassicales
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Capsella
- Species
- Capsella bursa-pastoris
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1792
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Capsella bursa-pastoris. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
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- Bursa abscissaName author: Druce
- Bursa alandicaName author: (Almq.) Druce
- Bursa anglicaName author: (E.B.Almq.) Druce
- Bursa astorisName author: [Weber,]
- Bursa batavorumName author: (Almq.) Druce
- Bursa belgicaName author: (Almq.) Druce
- Bursa bremensisName author: (E.B.Almq.) Druce
- Bursa brittoniiName author: Druce
- Bursa bursa-pastorisName author: (L.) Shafer
- Bursa bursa-pastorisName author: Britton
- Bursa bursa-pastoris var. heterisName author: Shull
- Bursa bursa-pastoris var. integrifoliaName author: Farw.
- Bursa bursa-pastoris var. minorName author: Farw.
- Bursa bursa-pastoris var. rhomboideaName author: Shull
- Bursa bursa-pastoris var. simplexName author: (Hus) Shull
- Bursa bursa-pastoris var. tenuisName author: Shull
- Bursa concavaName author: (E.B.Almq.) Druce
- Bursa divaricataName author: (Walp.) Kuntze
- Bursa djurdjuraeName author: Shull
- Bursa druceanaName author: Druce
- Bursa fracticrurisName author: Borbás
- Bursa gallicaName author: Druce
- Bursa germanicaName author: (E.B.Almq.) Druce
- Bursa grossaName author: (E.B.Almq.) Druce
- Bursa heegeriName author: (Solms) Shull
- Bursa hiatulaName author: (E.B.Almq.) Druce
- Bursa integrellaName author: (E.B.Almq.) Druce
- Bursa laevigataName author: (E.B.Almq.) Druce
- Bursa mediterraneaName author: (E.B.Almq.) Druce
- Bursa nanaName author: Borbás
- Bursa occidentalisName author: Shull
- Bursa occidentalis subsp. madeiraeName author: Shull
- Bursa occidentalis var. concavaName author: Shull
- Bursa orientalisName author: Shull
- Bursa origoName author: Druce
- Bursa pastorisName author: Weber ex F.H.Wigg.
- Bursa patagonicaName author: Druce
- Bursa penarthaeName author: Shull
- Bursa pergrossaName author: Druce
- Bursa robustaName author: Druce
- Bursa segetumName author: (Almq.) Druce
- Bursa sinuosaName author: (E.B.Almq.) Druce
- Bursa sublaevigataName author: (Almq.) Druce
- Bursa trevirorumName author: (E.B.Almq.) Druce
- Bursa turoniensisName author: (E.B.Almq.) Druce
- Bursa tuscaloosaeName author: Shull
- Bursa viguieriName author: Shull
- Bursa viminalisName author: (Almq.) Druce
- Capsella abscissaName author: (Almq.) Almq.
- Capsella acutifoliaName author: Raf.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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