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Fumaria officinalis

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Name

Identification
Fumaria officinalis L. [family PAPAVERACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by J. Müller (JE), Fumaria wirtgenii W. D. J. Koch [family PAPAVERACEAE ] Verified by J. Müller (JE),
Related name
  • Fumaria microstachys
  • Fumaria wirtgenii
  • Fumaria officinalis
Common name
  • fumeterre officinal, Flora of North America Vol. 3
  • Fumitory, Flora of North America Vol. 3

Flora

Entry for Fumaria officinalis Linnaeus [family PAPAVERACEAE]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 3,
Names
Fumaria officinalis Linnaeus [family PAPAVERACEAE], Sp. Pl., 2: 700. 1753
Information
Plants 1-7 dm. Inflorescences, excluding peduncle, 3-7 cm; bracteoles 1/2 to nearly as long as pedicels. Flowers: pedicel straight and ascending in fruit, ca. 3 mm; corolla 6-9.5 mm, spur ca. 2.5 mm; petals purplish pink or white near base, deep reddish purple to maroon apically. Capsules subglobose, sometimes slightly depressed, 1.5-2 mm diam., ± warty or pebbled. 2n = 32, 48.
Phenology
Flowering spring
Altitude range
0-2100 m
Distribution
scattered localitiesSt. Pierre et MiquelonEuropen Africa.USA Ala.USA Calif.USA Colo.USA Conn.USA D.C.USA Fla.USA Ga.USA IdahoUSA Ill.USA Ind.USA Kans.USA La.USA MaineUSA Mass.USA Mich.USA Minn.USA Mo.USA Mont.USA N.H.USA N.J.USA N.Y.USA N.C.USA OhioUSA Oreg.USA Pa.USA S.C.USA Tex.USA UtahUSA Vt.USA Va.USA W.Va.USA Wyo.Canada Alta.Canada B.C.Canada Man.Canada N.B.Canada Nfld.Canada N.S.Canada Ont.Canada P.E.I.Canada Que.Canada Sask
Discussion
Some plants in North America have conspicuously warty capsules with persistent styles. Similar plants in Europe were treated by M. Lidén (1986) as Fumaria officinalis subsp. wirtgenii (Koch) P. D. Sell. In all other characters, those plants are not significantly different from other members of the species, and they are not distinguished formally in this treatment.
Weaker, somewhat scandent plants with smaller, perhaps cleistogamous, white flowers and smaller fruits seem to be correlated with shaded situations. They are otherwise indistinguishable from other members of the species.
Native/Introduced
introduced

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