Fumaria capreolata

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 L. [1]
Synonyms
Fumaria officinalis L. var. capreolata(L.) Ewart

Fumaria capreolata, the white ramping fumitory ^[2] or climbing fumitory, ^[3] 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 also ramping fumitory, white fumitory, and white-flower fumitory. ^[3]

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. NRCS. "Fumaria capreolata". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 January 2016.
3. "Fumaria capreolata". Germplasm Resources Information Network . Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture . 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.

External links

• GBIF: Fumaria capreolata occurrence data map & photos. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
• Weeds of Australia identification tool: Factsheet - Fumaria capreolata. Queensland Government.