Shepherd's Purse
Capsella bursa-pastoris
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Scanned from specimen found in Phoenix, Maricopa Co., Arizona. March 20, 2008
This image is available at Wikimedia Commons. This image is from Projekt Runeberg: Bilder ur Nordens Flora (Author: C. A. M. Lindman, died 1928), published 1917–1926. The copyrights have expired and this image is in the public domain.
ANNUAL: Winter and spring weed of vacant lots, lawns and agricultural
areas.
FRUIT: The capsules are triangular with the widest portion at top.
LEAVES: Leaves are alternate and elyptic. Leaves towards base have
deeper, sharper lobes with bases partially clasping the stem.
RANGE: Frequent throughout the Sonoran Desert in Arizona and Mexico
where there is added moisture and where there has been soil disturbance by
humans.
FLOWERS: Small white flowers with four petals and six stamens.
UNARMED: No thorns.