Capsella
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Capsella bursa-pastoris (Brassicaceae)
See also: capsella
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin capsella (“small box”).
Proper noun
Capsella f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – shepherd's purse.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Donacidae – molluscs called bean clams or wedge shells.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Brassicaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Brassicales - order; Brassicaceae - family; Camelineae - tribe
- (genus in Donacidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Bivalvia - class; Autobranchia - subclass; Heteroconchia - superorder; Venerida - order
Hyponyms
- (genus in Brassicaceae): Capsella bursa-pastoris (shepherd's purse) - type species; for other species see
Capsella on WikispeciesWikispecies for a broad circumscription, Brassibase for a much narrower one.
References
- plant
Capsella (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Capsella (Brassicaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Capsella (Brassicaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Capsella at USDA Plants database
- Capsella at Tropicos
- Capsella at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Capsella at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Capsella at Germplasm Resource Information Network
- Capsella at The Plant List
- Capsella at Brassibase
- bivalve
- Capsella (bivalve) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Capsella (Donacidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Donacidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Capsella at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Capsella at Paleobiology Database