Shepherd Purse seed Capsella bursa pastoris
LATIN NAME: CAPSELLA BURSA-PASTORIS
COMMON NAME: Shepherd’s Purse
The shepherd’s purse is a neat, upright or spreading, rosette-forming, annual or biennial herb of the waysides and the fields, and its fine, deeply cut, feathery leaves and its fine, upright spikes of many small, white, four-petalled flowers, followed by small, flat, heart-shaped or triangular pods, have made it a familiar and long-known plant of the wild. It grows as a neat, upright or spreading, rosette-forming herb, reaching up to half a metre or less, with a low, flat rosette of fine, deeply cut, feathery leaves and, through the spring and the summer, upright, slender spikes of many small, white, four-petalled flowers, followed by small, flat, heart-shaped or triangular pods of many fine seeds. It is a species of the flowering plant in the mustard family, native to Europe and western Asia, while it now grows in the waysides and the fields of many lands of the world, and it is known as the shepherd’s purse.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The shepherd’s purse has a real and distinguished place in research. It has been studied in food science and nutrition, since the young, feathery leaves and the fine shoots of the shepherd’s purse have a long history of use as a fine green of the kitchen in many lands, and researchers have examined the leaves and their composition, while the value of the wild greens has drawn attention in the international food and botanical press. The plant has also been studied in the chemistry of natural products and traditional use, since the aerial parts of the shepherd’s purse have a history of use in the traditional ways of many regions, and researchers have examined the plant and its constituents, while the traditional uses of the plant have been of continuing interest, and the plant is best appreciated as a subject of study and a fine green of the kitchen rather than a casual remedy. The species has also been studied in botany and ecology, since it is a native of Europe and western Asia, and its relationships, its distribution and its remarkable spread across the world have been examined, while the ecology of the wayside plants has been of continuing interest, and its small, flat, heart-shaped pods have been of interest to the botanists. For a plant of such quiet value, the shepherd’s purse has a rich and continuing record of study.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
To grow the Shepherd’s Purse from seed, ecologically, the shepherd’s purse is a generous plant of the garden. Its fine, upright spikes of many small, white flowers feed the bees and the many insects, and its fine, low, leafy rosette gives a neat, green presence to the wild garden and the wayside. Its economic value is real: the shepherd’s purse is prized for its fine, young, feathery leaves, and its worth has drawn attention in the international food and botanical press, while its fine, tender leaves and shoots have been used as a treasured green of the kitchen of many lands. To start the shepherd’s purse along, sow the fine seeds just below the surface of a pot of moist, free-draining compost, keep them lightly watered, and grow the little plants on in a sunny spot.
sow the fine seeds just below the surface of a pot of moist, free-draining compost, keep the young shepherd’s purse lightly watered, and grow the little plants on in a sunny spot.
LATIN NAME: Capsella bursa-pastoris
COMMON NAME: Shepherds Purse
The shepherds purse is a neat, upright or spreading, rosette-forming, annual or biennial herb of the waysides and the fields, and its fine, deeply cut, feathery leaves and its fine, upright spikes of the many small, white, four-petalled flowers, followed by the small, flat, heart-shaped or triangular pods, have made it a familiar and long-known plant of the wild. It grows as a neat, upright or spreading, rosette-forming herb, reaching up to half a metre or less, with the low, flat rosette of the fine, deeply cut, feathery leaves and, through the spring and the summer, the upright, slender spikes of the many small, white, four-petalled flowers, followed by the small, flat, heart-shaped or triangular pods of the many fine seeds. It is a species of the flowering plant in the mustard family, and it is native to the Europe and the western Asia, while it now grows in the waysides and the fields of the many lands of the world, and it is known as the shepherds purse.
The shepherds purse belongs to the mustard family, Brassicaceae, and it is a species of the rosette-forming, annual or biennial herb, native to the Europe and the western Asia, while it now grows in the waysides and the fields of the many lands of the world, and it is known as the shepherds purse. It is prized for its fine, deeply cut, feathery leaves and its small, flat, heart-shaped pods.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The shepherds purse has a real and distinguished place in the research. It has been studied in the food science and the nutrition, since the young, feathery leaves and the fine shoots of the shepherds purse have a long history of use as a fine green of the kitchen in the many lands, and researchers have examined the leaves and their composition, while the value of the wild greens has drawn attention in the international food and botanical press, and the study of the fine wild greens has been of continuing interest across the world. The plant has also been studied in the chemistry of the natural products and the traditional use, since the aerial parts of the shepherds purse have a history of use in the traditional ways of the many regions, and researchers have examined the plant and its constituents, while the traditional uses of the plant have been of continuing interest, and the plant is best appreciated as a subject of study and a fine green of the kitchen rather than a casual remedy. The species has also been studied in the botany and the ecology, since it is a native of the Europe and the western Asia, and its relationships, its distribution and its remarkable spread across the world have been examined, while the ecology of the wayside plants has been of continuing interest, and its small, flat, heart-shaped pods have been of interest to the botanists. For a plant of such quiet value, the shepherds purse has a rich and continuing record of study.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Ecologically, the shepherds purse is a generous plant of the garden. Its fine, upright spikes of the many small, white flowers feed the bees and the many insects, and its fine, low, leafy rosette gives a neat, green presence to the wild garden and the wayside.
Its economic value is real. The shepherds purse is prized for its fine, young, feathery leaves, and its worth has drawn attention in the international food and botanical press, while its fine, tender leaves and shoots have been used as a treasured green of the kitchen of the many lands. For a grower, the shepherds purse is an easy and rewarding plant, and for a gardener it brings a feathery-leaved, white-flowered green to the wild garden. The seeds are easy to start — sow them just below the surface of a pot of moist, free-draining soil, keep them lightly watered, and theyll be sprouting readily, growing on into a feathery-leaved, white-flowered green.
Uses: Medicinal Infusion is excellent for stopping internal and external hemorrhages. Recommended for excessive menstruation.