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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Dry Mesic
Plant Height: 5-40cm (up to 16 inches)
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Stem
Leaves
Seeds or Nuts
Flowers
Dynamic Accumulator: Ca (Calcium)
S (Sulfur)
Na (Sodium)
Resistances: Tolerates foot traffic
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Self

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Common names
  • Shepherd's Purse
  • Shepherd's-Purse

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Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2017-03-18
Location: Geneva, AL
Date: 2015-03-03

credit: Enrico Blasutto
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2011-09-27
Basal rosette
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2012-02-26
The heart-shaped seedpods are said to resemble the purse carried
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2012-02-26
This wildflower is both edible and medicinal
Location: Geneva, AL
Date: 2015-03-03
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2012-02-25
Beneficial ladybugs are very attracted to Shepherd's purse.

Date: 2012-02-26

credit: Dalgial
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-05-16
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Comments:
  • Posted by Cyclaminist (Minneapolis, Minnesota - Zone 5a) on May 23, 2016 1:14 PM concerning plant:
    A weed, but it's edible. The tips of the flower stems taste like broccoli, though they are tiny.
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