Latin Common

Genus

Red Yellow White Blue Orange Green / Brown

3 or 6 petals 4 petals 5 irregular petals 5 symmetrical petals (ovary superior) 5 symmetrical petals (ovary inferior) 5 irregular petals forming a tube 5 symmetrical petals forming a tube 5 petals joined into a bell

All composites Anthemis tribe Aster tribe Chicory tribe Thistle tribe Thoroughwort tribe Sunflower tribe Everlasting tribe Senecio tribe

Many petals No obvious petals

January February March April May June July August September October November

Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest

Trees & Shrubs of the Pacific Northwest

Weeds of the Pacific Northwest

Eastern Washington and Oregon in Bloom

Western Washington and Oregon in Bloom

Turner Photographics - Wildflowers

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Shepherd's Purse blossoms & cauline leaves detail

ID: 0802716
Shepherd's Purse blossoms & cauline leaves detail
Bellingham, WA
April 30, 2008
Copyright © 2008, Mark Turner
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Capsella bursa-pastoris (Shepherd's Purse)