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Capsella

Angiospermae - Brassicales - Brassicaceae

Taxonomy
Capsella was named by Medikus (1792). It is extant.

It was assigned to Brassicaceae by Govaerts et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1792Capsella Medikus
2023Capsella Govaerts et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Malvids
orderBrassicales
familyBrassicaceae
genusCapsellaMedikus 1792

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Capsella Medikus 1792
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Worcestershire) C. bursapastoris (163070)