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Capsella bursa-pastoris L.                 Shepherd's Purse

Plants 3-6 dm tall, slightly hairy; basal leaves rosulate, oblanceolate, pinnately-lobed, lobes sub-entire, 2-8 cm long; flowers white, 2 mm long; silicles triangular, cuneate-based, tips broad, truncate or notched; style about 1 mm long; a common weed.

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