| Capsella grandiflora | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Capsella |
| Species: | C. grandiflora |
| Binomial name | |
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Capsella grandiflora Boiss. |
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| Synonyms | |
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Bursa grandiflora (Fauché & Chaub.) Kuntze |
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Bursa grandiflora (Fauché & Chaub.) Kuntze
Thlaspi grandiflorum Fauché & Chaub.
Capsella grandiflora, the grand shepherd's-purse is a plant species in the genus Capsella. It is a close relative of Arabidopsis thaliana and a member of Brassicaceae. It is predicted together with Capsella orientalis to be the surviving progenitor of Capsella bursa-pastoris.
The main signature of this plant compared to other Capsella species is its wide flower petals. Together with Capsella rubella, this plant is used as a model plant to study the evolution of self-incompatibility into self-compatibility in plant reproduction.