The flowers are sooooo tiny, about 1/12 of an inch or 2 mm. in size. The reason for the name, Shepherd's Purse, is the little heart-shaped seed pod resembles the medieval purse the shepherds carried. I looked into this to see if there were any wall hanging or painting that showed such a purse hanging from the hip of a shepherd, and indeed there were. In someways the seed pod out shines this tiny flower. Where I found it : in the yard
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