Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik., 1792 33% complete

Shepherd's-purse

Pfl.-Gatt. 85. 1792

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Capsella bursa-pastoris, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced16 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded6 Not on the record7 Sources: Community (reviewed), TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data, POWO / WCVP (Kew)
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author (L.) Medik. Sourced
Bibliography Pfl.-Gatt. 85. 1792 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
Source not recorded
Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1792
  • 1792 · Community (reviewed) · Reported · 2026-10-20
Sourced
Descriptive
Common name Shepherd's-purse No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Temp. Eurasia, N. Africa No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 22 cm
  • 22.4 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 131 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 66, 86, 108, 116, 164, 174, 175, 178, 251, 270, 457, 474, 500, 655, 853, 897
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 22.4 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 131 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 66, 86, 108, 116, 164, 174, 175, 178, 251, 270, 457, 474, 500, 655, 853, 897
  • Superseded 22.4 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 131 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 66, 86, 108, 116, 164, 174, 175, 178, 251, 270, 457, 474, 500, 655, 853, 897
Differs from sources
Biological type therophyte
  • therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 16 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 98, 164, 174, 175, 178, 500, 655, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 16 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 98, 164, 174, 175, 178, 500, 655, 918
  • Superseded therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 16 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 98, 164, 174, 175, 178, 500, 655, 918
Sourced
Flower color white
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded white · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 655, 877, 882
  • Superseded white · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 655, 877, 882
Sourced
Flower conspicuous true
  • true · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Foliage texture medium
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Fruit shape silique
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Growth habit Forb/herb
  • Forb/herb · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Maximum height 40 cm
  • 40 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 66, 86, 108, 116, 164, 174, 175, 178, 251, 270, 457, 474, 500, 655, 853, 897
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 40 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 66, 86, 108, 116, 164, 174, 175, 178, 251, 270, 457, 474, 500, 655, 853, 897
  • Superseded 40 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 66, 86, 108, 116, 164, 174, 175, 178, 251, 270, 457, 474, 500, 655, 853, 897
Sourced
Vegetable true
  • true · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Phenology
Bloom months jan, apr
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded jan, apr · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 163, 174, 203
  • Superseded jan, apr · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 163, 174, 203
Sourced
Duration annual, biennial
  • annual, biennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 264 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 86, 98, 110, 164, 175, 178, 203, 457, 458, 818, 882, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded annual, biennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 264 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 86, 98, 110, 164, 175, 178, 203, 457, 458, 818, 882, 918
  • Superseded annual, biennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 264 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 86, 98, 110, 164, 175, 178, 203, 457, 458, 818, 882, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Ground humidity empty
  • 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
  • Superseded 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Light empty
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Nitrogen fixation None
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 57, 71, 444
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 57, 71, 444
Sourced
Soil nutriments 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic)
  • 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 89 cm
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Other
Halophyte status —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Propagation method —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Shade tolerance —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Soil ph indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record