Capsella bursa-pastoris

Also known as shepherd's-purse, Shepherd's purse

species of plant

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Capsella bursa-pastoris, commonly known as shepherd's purse, is a species of herbaceous plant in the family Brassicaceae. It belongs to the genus Capsella and is classified within the order Brassicales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The scientific name is cited as (L.) Medik. The species has been described in the source Gujin Tushu Jicheng and is recognized as an accepted taxon.

The plant is native to regions including Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, and the Baltic States. It is also recorded in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin, China, where it is considered invasive. Capsella bursa-pastoris serves as a food plant, vegetable, and medicinal plant. Its conservation status is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List as of 2012.

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Species

Least Concern

Capsella bursa-pastoris

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderBrassicales
FamilyBrassicaceae

Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya

Observations recorded736,562

二名法 Capsella bursa-pastoris(L.) Medik. 荠菜（學名：Capsella bursa-pastoris），又名护生草、地菜、地米菜、菱闸菜等，十字花科荠菜属植物。起源于东欧和小亚细亚，目前在世界各地都很常见。其种加词来自拉丁语，意思是“小盒子”、“牧人的钱包”，是形容它的角果形状像牧人的钱包。目录 1 形态 2 生態 3 分布 4 利用 5 參考 6 參考文獻 7 外部連結形态一、二年生草本植物。白色的主根瘦长。主茎直立，分出细茎。幼苗时，根出叶辐射状的平铺地面，有羽状深裂；长圆形或线状披针形的茎生叶，顶部的叶片大都接近线形，叶基成耳状抱茎，边缘或有缺刻或锯齿，叶有细柔毛。春天开白色细长的小花，集成总状花序，顶生或腋生，绿色的花萼和白色的花冠，花瓣为4。短角果呈倒三角形，扁平，内含多数种子。生態种子受潮后分泌出粘稠的分泌物，可以吸引並粘住虫子，並可能吸收蟲子的養分。荠菜性喜温和，只要有足够的阳光，土壤不太干燥，荠菜都可以生长。分布分布在全世界的温带地区，性喜温暖但耐寒力强。野生于田野，也可人工栽培。利用荠菜的种子、叶和根都可以食用。可作涼拌或煮、炒食。在中華民國經常用來炒年糕或作為餛飩或餃子餡的一部分；在日本薺菜做為正月初七人日七菜的一部分，海峽兩岸泉州裔的七寶羹亦有包含薺菜，目前僅部分人保留正月初七吃素菜的習慣。荠菜还可以入药，有明目、利水、和脾、止血等功效。不過懷有身孕或哺乳中的婦女忌食，因薺菜含有醇化合物，有類似催產素的功效，可促進子宮收縮；孕婦食用後，可能導致胎動不安或出血，甚至流產。有心肺疾病的患者在服用時亦應小心。 [1] 參考 ^ Shepherd's Purse Herb - Uses And Side Effects 參考文獻《台灣蔬果實用百科第二輯》，薛聰賢著，薛聰賢出版社，2001年

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 19,558
With media: 14,751
Family: Brassicaceae
Collections: UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS
Recorded in: Canada

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Subclass of: herbaceous plant
Parent taxon: Capsella
Image: Capsella bursa-pastoris - Museo Tazzetti Herbarium 57-2024.tif
Has use: vegetable

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taxon rank: species
taxon name: Capsella bursa-pastoris
Commons category: Capsella bursa-pastoris
Commons gallery: Capsella bursa-pastoris
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=105461
taxon common name: navadni plešec
this taxon is source of: food plant
invasive to: China
taxon range: Guangdong
short name: C. bursa-pastoris
taxon author citation: (L.) Medik.

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Encyclopedic overview

Capsella bursa-pastoris, commonly known as shepherd's purse or lady's purse, is a small flowering plant in the mustard family. It has been described as a protocarnivore because its seeds contain mucilage, which traps nematodes.

The plant is native to Eurasia but is naturalized and considered a common weed in many parts of the world, especially in colder climates. It has a number of culinary uses.

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