Cotyledons
Rounded, small and stalked

Roots
Branched, fibrous taproot

Stem
Erect, simple or branched
Covered with grey hairs

True Leaves
Forms a rosette
Dandelion-like leaves, upper surface hairy
Mature leaves deeply lobed with
triangular terminal section
Stem leaves atlernate, stalkless
and clasp the stem

Flowers
Four white petals
clustered at end of short stalks
Triangular seed pods with notch at
blunt end, the stem elongates after the
seed pods develop along the stem

Habitat
Cultivated fields, roadsides, waste areas

Note
Seed pods shaped like pouches
shepherds used, hence the name