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24-Mar-2026 copyright Elizabeth Bickel

Shepherds Purse 3-24-26

Edible
Scientific Name Capsella bursa-pastoris - Family Brassicaceae (mustards)

Description
Shepherds' purse is a many-stemmed annual with heart-shaped or triangular seed pods. Flowers many, along upper part of stems and their branches, minute, with 4 white, rounded petals. Blooms March–November. Basal leaves form a rosette and are deeply lobed, similar to dandelion but much smaller, to 4 inches long; stem leaves small, lance-shaped. Fruit 2-lobed, heart-shaped or triangular, formed lower on the stem while flowering continues above

The itty bitty, white flowers are about 1/8" or 3 mm (or smaller) in size.

Canon EOS R6
1/100s f/18.0 at 100.0mm iso8000 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Hank Vander Velde13-Apr-2026 20:04
Lovely image Liz.
Allan Jay13-Apr-2026 17:24
Beautiful arrangements! V
Carl Carbone13-Apr-2026 12:24
Pretty blooms. Nice close-up!
Helen Betts13-Apr-2026 11:41
Excellent closeup of these tiny flowers.
joseantonio13-Apr-2026 10:48
lovely spring capture.V