Shepherd's Purse

Shepherd's Purse

Shepherd's Purse Capsella bursa-pastoris is a common weed of waste ground. It has a basal rosette of dandelion-like leaves and a flowering stem bearing small white flowers with four petals. The seed pods which start appearing first at the base of the flower cluster, are shaped like little flat hearts and it is these that give the plant its common name. [CH] {GW}