Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Capsella bursa-pastoris (Shepherd's Purse) [Brassicaceae]
(observations are from Martin et al. and Myers et al.)
Birds
Fringillidae: Spinus tristis (American Goldfinch) [seeds comprise 10-25% of the diet in E USA during summer] MZN1951
Mammals
Cervidae: Odocoileus virginianus (White-tailed Deer) [3% of deer droppings contained viable seeds of this plant in New York] Myr2004