''Capsella'' is a genus of herbaceous
plant and
biennial plants in the family
Brassicaceae.
It is a close relative of ''
Arabidopsis
''Arabidopsis'' (rockcress) is a genus in the family Brassicaceae. They are small flowering plants related to cabbage and mustard. This genus is of great interest since it contains thale cress (''Arabidopsis thaliana''), one of the model organi ...
'', ''
Neslia'', and ''
Halimolobos
''Halimolobos'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae known generally as fissureworts. These are biennial and perennial herbs which are mostly native to North America, especially Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), offic ...
''.
Some authors circumscribe ''Capsella'' to contain only three species: ''
Capsella bursa-pastoris'', ''
Capsella rubella'' and ''
Capsella grandiflora
''Capsella grandiflora'' is a species of flowering plant in the Brassicaceae family. It is referred to by the common name grand shepherd's-purse and is a close relative of ''Arabidopsis thaliana''. It is predicted together with ''Capsella orient ...
''.
,
Kew's
Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants by ...
list eight species.
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Capsella rubella'' is a self-fertilizing species that became self-compatible 50,000 to 100,000 years ago. Its outcrossing progenitor was ''Capsella grandiflora''. In general, the shift from outcrossing to self-fertilization is among the most common transitions in flowering plants. ''Capsella rubella'' is studied as a model for understanding the evolution of self-fertilization.
The name is said to derive from Latin ''capsa'', a box or case, alluding to fruit resembling a medieval wallet or purse;
the suffix ''-ella'' denotes "lesser".
Species
Species include:
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Capsella bursa-pastoris''
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Capsella grandiflora
''Capsella grandiflora'' is a species of flowering plant in the Brassicaceae family. It is referred to by the common name grand shepherd's-purse and is a close relative of ''Arabidopsis thaliana''. It is predicted together with ''Capsella orient ...
''
*''
Capsella lycia
Capsella may refer to:
* ''Capsella'' (bivalve), a mollusc genus in the family Donacidae
* ''Capsella'' (plant), a plant genus in the family Brassicaceae
See also
* Capsela, a construction toy
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Capsella mexicana
Capsella may refer to:
* ''Capsella'' (bivalve), a mollusc genus in the family Donacidae
* ''Capsella'' (plant), a plant genus in the family Brassicaceae
See also
* Capsela, a construction toy
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Capsella orientalis
''Capsella orientalis'' is a plant species described by Mikhail Vasilevich Klokov. ''Capsella orientalis'' is a part of the genus '' Capsella'', and the family Brassicaceae.
References
orientalis
Plants described in 1926
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Capsella puberula
Capsella may refer to:
* ''Capsella'' (bivalve), a mollusc genus in the family Donacidae
* ''Capsella'' (plant), a plant genus in the family Brassicaceae
See also
* Capsela, a construction toy
{{Genus disambiguation ...
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Capsella rubella''
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Capsella tasmanica
Capsella may refer to:
* ''Capsella'' (bivalve), a mollusc genus in the family Donacidae
* ''Capsella'' (plant), a plant genus in the family Brassicaceae
See also
* Capsela, a construction toy
{{Genus disambiguation ...
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References
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Brassicaceae genera