Capsella (plant)
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Capsella is a genus of herbaceous annual and biennial plants in the family Brassicaceae.[1] It is a close relative of Arabidopsis, Neslia, and Halimolobos.[2]
Some authors circumscribe Capsella to contain only three species: Capsella bursa-pastoris, Capsella rubella and Capsella grandiflora.[2] since 2025[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., Kew's Plants of the World Online list eight species.Template:R
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.[3][4]
The name is said to derive from Latin capsa, a box or case, alluding to fruit resembling a medieval wallet or purse;[5] the suffix -ella denotes "lesser".[6]
Species
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- Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Capsella × gracilis Gren.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (sterile hybrid)
- Capsella grandiflora (Fauché & Chaub.) Boiss.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Capsella lycia StapfScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Capsella mexicana Hemsl.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Capsella orientalis KlokovScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Capsella rubella Reut.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Capsella tasmanica (Hook.) F.Muell.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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- Asta schaffneri (S.Watson) O.E.SchulzScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (as Capsella schaffneri S.WatsonScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)[7]
References
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