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Fumariaceae - Fumitory family
Literature
Exell, A.W. (1960) Fumariaceae FZ 1(1)
Description of the family
Herbs, sometimes climbing; juice clear. Leaves alternate, much divided. Flowers in leaf-opposed racemes, zygomorphic, bisexual, hypogynous. Sepals 2, caducous. Petals 4, in two dissimilar whorls, one petal of the outer whorl spurred. Stamens 2. Ovary 1-locular. Fruit a 1-seeded nutlet. Worldwide: 17 genera and 530 species, mostly northern temperate with a few tropical. |
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| Genus | Content |
| Fumaria L. | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Fumariaceae:
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for FumariaceaeGoogle: Web - Images - Scholar
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