Capsella (plant)
| Capsella | |
|---|---|
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| Shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Capsella Medik. |
| Species | |
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Capsella is a genus of herbaceous plant and biennial plants in the family Brassicaceae.[1] It is a close relative of Arabidopsis, Neslia, and Halimolobos.[2]
Some recent authors circumscribe Capsella to contain only three species: Capsella bursa-pastoris, Capsella rubella and Capsella grandiflora.[2]
Capsella rubella is a self-fertilizing species that became self-compatible 50,000 to 100,000 years ago. Its outcrossing progenitor was Capsella grandiflora. In general, the shift from outcrossing to self-fertilization is among the most common transitions in flowering plants. Capsella rubella is studied as a model for understanding the evolution of self-fertilization.[3][4]
The name is said to derive from Latin capsa, a box or case, alluding to fruit resembling a medieval wallet or purse;[5] the suffix -ella denotes "lesser".[6]
Species[edit]
- Capsella abscissa
- Capsella andreana
- Capsella australis
- Capsella austriaca
- Capsella bursa-pastoris (shepherd's purse)
- Capsella divaricata
- Capsella draboides
- Capsella gracilis
- Capsella grandiflora
- Capsella humistrata
- Capsella hybrida
- Capsella hyrcana
- Capsella integrifolia
- Capsella lycia
- Capsella mexicana (syn. Bursa mexicana)
- Capsella orientalis
- Capsella pillosula
- Capsella pubens
- Capsella puberula
- Capsella rubella (red shepherd's purse)
- Capsella schaffneri (syn. Asta schaffneri)
- Capsella stellata
- Capsella tasmanica
- Capsella thomsoni
- Capsella thracica
- Capsella viguieri
- Capsella villosula
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