Fumaria muralis Sond. ex W.D.J. Koch

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Photo: Bart Wursten
Mukuvisi Woodland, by Glenara Avenue South

Synonyms:	Fumaria officinalis L. var. capensis Harv.
Common names:	Fumitory (English) Pink weed (English)
Frequency:	Rare weed in Zimbabwe
Status:	Introduced
Description:	Straggling annual herb with hairless stems up to 50 cm. Leaves alternate, pinnate or 2-pinnate with ultimate segments deeply lobed, hairless. Flowers in axillary and terminal racemes, pink to purple with much darker tips; upper petal spurred. fruit ovoid to almost round, smooth.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	muralis: belonging to or growing on walls
Habitat:	Occurring as a weed of disturbed areas and cultivation.
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:	Aug - Jan
Worldwide distribution:	Native to Western Europe, Canary Islands, Madeira and North Africa.
Zimbabwe distribution:	C,S
Growth form(s):	Annual.
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects associated with this species:
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Images last updated:	Sunday 23 September 2007
Literature:	Exell, A.W. (1960). Fumariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Page 181. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 53.

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