Capsella bursa-pastoris

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Shepherd's purse
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Capsella bursa-pastoris plants
with flowers and fruits
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C. bursa-pastoris
Binomial name
Capsella bursa-pastoris
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Many, over 200 known including:

  • Capsella elegans (E.B.Almq.) E.B.Almq.[1]

Frozen shepherd's purse greens were purchased from 99 Ranch. The taste was quite mild and agreeable (not bitter like dandelion or spicy like arugula), and the texture, while definitely on the chewy/stringy side, was not unpleasant. In fact the "crowns" of the rosettes that were also included had a nice chewy/meaty texture.

References

  1. (E.B. Almq.) E.B. Almq. Acta Horti Berg. 7: 61 1921