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Shepherd's-purse

Shepherd's-purse Graham Calow

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Low to medium plant, basal leaves in a lax rosette, lanceolate pinnately lobed.  Flowers small white 2 to 3 mm in lax, often branched racemes.  Fruit triangular-heart-shaped 6 to 9 mm.

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