Fumaria capreolata

Fumaria capreolata, the white ramping fumitory,[2] is an herbaceous annual plant in the poppy family Papaveraceae. It is native to Europe, western Asia and northern Africa and naturalised in southern Australia, New Zealand, and southern South America.[3][4] Common names include climbing fumitory, ramping fumitory, white fumitory, white ramping fumitory and white-flower fumitory.[3]

Fumaria capreolata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Fumaria
Species:
F. capreolata
Binomial name
Fumaria capreolata
Synonyms

Fumaria officinalis L. var. capreolata (L.) Ewart

Description

Plants have stems to 1 metre long and sometimes climb. The leaves are pinnatisect. Inflorescences comprise up to 20 purple-tipped white to cream flowers that appear in spring and summer. These gradually become pink after pollination.[5]

Unlike other Fumaria species which are known as weeds of crops and agricultural areas, Fumaria capreolata can become naturalised in areas of natural vegetation and smother low-growing plants, becoming an environmental weed.[6]

References
  1. "Fumaria capreolata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  2. "Fumaria capreolata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  3. "Fumaria capreolata". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  4. GBIF: Fumaria capreolata occurrence data. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  5. "Fumaria capreolata L." PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  6. "Climbing fumitory Fumaria capreolata – Weeds of Australia Biosecurity Queensland Edition". Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
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