| Author | (L.) Medikus | |
| Distribution | Throughout the state; probably in every county.
Native of Eurasia and Africa; in N.A. throughout, including Greenland. | |
| Abundance | Frequent to often common. | |
| Habitat | Fields, cropfields, roadsides, farms, barnyards, pastures, waste ground, vacant lots. | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting February-June. | |
| Identification | Shepherd's Purse is readily identified by its triangular pod that points downward at the tip of a long skinny stalk. The basal leaves are cut rather like a Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale). The flowers are tiny and white. | |
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | GNR | |
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| USACE-agcp | FACU link |
| USACE-emp | FACU link |
