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 2025Template: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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Formerly placed here

  • 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]

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