Capsella
Taxonomic status
Accepted
Occurrence status
Present
Origin
Introduced
Annual herbs, glabrous or hairy. Leaves usually pinnately lobed, sometimes simple. Inflorescence a raceme. Sepals erect, not saccate; petals clawed, sometimes absent; stamens 6. Fruit spreading, about as long as broad, dehiscent, flattened at right-angles to the septum; style short, stigma small, capitate; valves keeled, not winged; seeds in 2 rows, up to 15 per locule.
5 species in temperate to subtropical regions; 1 naturalised in Australia.
Source:
Entwisle, T.J. (1996). Brassicaceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J., Flora of Victoria Vol. 3, Dicotyledons Winteraceae to Myrtaceae, pp. 399–459. Inkata Press, Melbourne.
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Capsella
