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bursa-pastoris

Taxon

Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.

Protologue Pfl.-Gatt. 85. 1792 [22 Apr 1792]IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Capsella bursa-pastoris--Japan. Toyota. Flora along the river. CD19 Jul 03. 029.jpg

Capsella bursa-pastoris--Japan. Toyota. Flora along the river. CD19 Jul 03. 029.jpg

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Capsella bursa-pastoris--Japan. Toyota. Flora along the river. CD19 Jul 03. 031 (2).jpg

Capsella bursa-pastoris--Japan. Toyota. Flora along the river. CD19 Jul 03. 031 (2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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Capsella bursa-pastoris--Japan. Toyota. Flora along the river. CD19 Jul 03. 031 (3).jpg

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By Christopher Davidson

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Capsella bursa-pastoris--Japan. Toyota. Flora along the river. CD19 Jul 03. 031 (4).jpg

Capsella bursa-pastoris--Japan. Toyota. Flora along the river. CD19 Jul 03. 031 (4).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Capsella bursa-pastoris--Japan. Toyota. Flora along the river. CD19 Jul 03. 031 (5).jpg

Capsella bursa-pastoris--Japan. Toyota. Flora along the river. CD19 Jul 03. 031 (5).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Capsella bursa-pastoris--Italy. Tuscany.Totalfina Station on Hwy A1 (E35) so. of Arezzo.  12 May 02. 006.jpg

Capsella bursa-pastoris--Italy. Tuscany.Totalfina Station on Hwy A1 (E35) so. of Arezzo. 12 May 02. 006.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Capsella bursa-pastoris--Italy. Tuscany. Totalfina Station on Hwy A1 (E35) so. of Arezzo. 12 May 02. 007.jpg

Capsella bursa-pastoris--Italy. Tuscany. Totalfina Station on Hwy A1 (E35) so. of Arezzo. 12 May 02. 007.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to 94 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia; introduced into 145 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Pacific, Northern America, Southern America, and Other regions (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Not collected.

July 19, 2003

Location

Japan, Chubu, Aichi (Toyota, Iwakuracho)

35.039167, 137.185

Location Remarks

Foresta Hills. Address: 1-1, Ipponmatsu, Iwakura-cho, Toyota-shi. 10 minutes drive from Head office of Toyota Motor Corporation Ltd., but there is also access from the Isewangan Expressway, Tokai-Kanjo Expressway, and Tomei Expressway

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

May 12, 2002

Location

Italy, Tuscany (Monticiano)

43.128056, 11.264167

Location Remarks

Riserva Naturale Basso Merse

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Brassicales

Family

Brassicaceae

Genus

Capsella

Specific Epithet

bursa-pastoris

Authorship

(L.) Medik.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.1

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#326,258 of 335,497

Top 98%

Extinction probability

9%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →