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Shepherd's-purse type 33 - Capsella bursa-pastoris type 33

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Shepherd's-purse type 33 Shepherd's-purse type 33 - Capsella bursa-pastoris type 33 dylan M32 Grassy Banks Subway System 17 Sep 2025, 12:37 a.m. 13 Sep 2025, 11:20 a.m.
Shepherd's-purse type 33 Shepherd's-purse type 33 - Capsella bursa-pastoris type 33 dylan M32 Grassy Banks Subway System 17 Sep 2025, 12:37 a.m. 13 Sep 2025, 10:02 a.m.
Shepherd's-purse type 33 Shepherd's-purse type 33 - Capsella bursa-pastoris type 33 dylan M32 Grassy Banks Subway System 17 Sep 2025, 12:37 a.m. 13 Sep 2025, 10:02 a.m.
Shepherd's-purse type 33 Shepherd's-purse type 33 - Capsella bursa-pastoris type 33 dylan M32 Grassy Banks Subway System 17 Sep 2025, 12:37 a.m. 13 Sep 2025, 10:02 a.m.
Shepherd's-purse type 33 Shepherd's-purse type 33 - Capsella bursa-pastoris type 33 dylan M32 Grassy Banks Subway System 17 Sep 2025, 12:37 a.m. 13 Sep 2025, 11:22 a.m.
Shepherd's-purse type 33 Shepherd's-purse type 33 - Capsella bursa-pastoris type 33 dylan M32 Grassy Banks Subway System 17 Sep 2025, 12:37 a.m. 13 Sep 2025, 11:22 a.m.

Species Description

Distinctive. Plant light grey-green. Leaves simple, entire. Stem covered in mostly stellate and some simple hairs. Pedicels patent, longer than capsules. Capsules 6.5 x 5 mm, scoliotic. Notch deep, the style not exceeding it. Sepals green with magenta tips in bud, suffusing brownish-red with age, white-bordered, sparsely covered with stellate and simple hairs.