Capsella bursa-pastoris
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Description
Annual to short-lived perennial herb, 5-50 cm high.
Petals white, clawed, distinctly exceeding sepals, 1.8-3 mm long.
Seeds reddish brown, oblong, 0.8-1 by c. 0.4 mm, minutely verru cose.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: Philippines (Philippines present), E. New Guinea present, Europe, Luzon present, highlands of E. Java present
Almost cosmopolitan as a weed, probably native in Europe, introduced in Malesia, recorded from highlands of E. Java, Philippines (Luzon) and E. New Guinea; probably more widespread.