Shepherds Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) is native to eastern Europe and Asia Minor and is now a naturalised and considered a common weed in many parts of the world, especially in colder climates. It belongs to the Brassica family and is related to the mustards. In the UK it grows in waste ground and by the wayside. It has small white-ish flowers and the seeds from which contain mucilage.
Shepherds Purse has a strange odour which is peculiar and rather unpleasant, though more cress-like than pungent. It is so named because the seeds resemble an old fashioned leather purse used once by country workers.
It is also known as Shepherd’s Bag. Shepherd’s Scrip. Shepherd’s Sprout. Lady’s Purse. Witches’ Pouches. Rattle Pouches. Case-weed. Pick-Pocket. Pick-Purse. Blindweed. Pepper-and-Salt. Poor Man’s Parmacettie. Sanguinary. Mother’s Heart. Clappedepouch
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