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A Young Umbrel of Flowers. It has taken me a while to identify this plant. I even brought a plant into the house to watch it produce the silicles. The basal rosette of leaves, <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/78489/a_basal_rosette.html" title="A Basal Rosette!"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2839/78489_thumb.jpeg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=L9hC8iTsHWBGDow7X2UN5NiavgM%3D" width="114" height="152" alt="A Basal Rosette! The base of the Capsella bursa-pastoris. Canada,Capsella bursa-pastoris,Geotagged,Shepherds Purse,Spring" /></a></figure> , and the shape of the silicles, <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/78491/silicles.html" title="Silicles!"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2839/78491_thumb.jpeg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=BnPnTqFdqg8C3sWqFy7fd9u%2B104%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Silicles! The fruits of the Shepherd&rsquo;s Purse are &ldquo;strongly flattened, triangular or heart shaped silicles&rdquo;. Supposedly like a &ldquo;shepherd&rsquo;s purse&rdquo;! The quote is from &ldquo;Plants of Coastal British Columbia&rdquo; which is compiled and edited by Jim Pojar and Andy MAC Kinnon. Canada,Capsella bursa-pastoris,Geotagged,Shepherds Purse,Spring" /></a></figure> , helped me to separate this species from the rest of the Brassicacae, and there are many, in this area. Canada,Capsella bursa-pastoris,Geotagged,Shepherds Purse,Spring Click/tap to enlarge

A Young Umbrel of Flowers.

It has taken me a while to identify this plant. I even brought a plant into the house to watch it produce the silicles. The basal rosette of leaves,

A Basal Rosette! The base of the Capsella bursa-pastoris. Canada,Capsella bursa-pastoris,Geotagged,Shepherds Purse,Spring
, and the shape of the silicles,
Silicles! The fruits of the Shepherd’s Purse are “strongly flattened, triangular or heart shaped silicles”. Supposedly like a “shepherd’s purse”! The quote is from “Plants of Coastal British Columbia” which is compiled and edited by Jim Pojar and Andy MAC Kinnon. Canada,Capsella bursa-pastoris,Geotagged,Shepherds Purse,Spring
, helped me to separate this species from the rest of the Brassicacae, and there are many, in this area.

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The Shepherd's-Purse

"Capsella bursa-pastoris", known by its common name shepherd's-purse because of its triangular, purse-like pods, is a small annual and ruderal species, and a member of the Brassicaceae or mustard family.

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Similar species: Brassicales
Species identified by gary fast
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Uploaded May 5, 2019. Captured Apr 30, 2019 11:42 in 311 Whaletown Rd, Whaletown, BC V0P 1Z0, Canada.
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  • E-M5MarkII
  • f/22.0
  • 1/400s
  • ISO1000
  • 60mm