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Scientific name

Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.

Family

Brassicaceae

Japanese

ナズナ

English

Naengi (Shepherd’s purse)

General information

flowering period

Monthly blossoming season, distribution

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12

Stems

Erect, glabrous, 10-50cm

Leaves

Radical leaf have stubby dentate, pinnatisect, many radical leaves look like sitting cushion; Cauline leaf is alternate, become small as go up, upper leaf is sessile, lanceolate, dentate

Inflorescences

Raceme

Habit

Sunny place

Distribution

The whole world

Life cycle

Biennial

Flowering

May-Jun.

Height

10-50cm

Root

Root taste is sweet

Flower color

White

Fruit

Flat triangular, 6-7mm, glabrous, seed is obovate, ripen in Jun.

Use

Edibla plant, relieve fever and dyspepsia

Significance

Various possible application paradigm

Conservation status

Need to collection cultivation

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Location of photo

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Specimen Information More Specimen Information

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  [ADNA200911211119]

  2004-05-20 / / 안동대학교 식물표본관

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  [ADNA200911263122]

  2006-10-19 / / 안동대학교 식물표본관

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