Fumaria muralis Sond. ex W.D.J. Koch
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Mukuvisi Woodland, by Glenara Avenue South
Photo: Bart Wursten
Mukuvisi Woodland, by Glenara Avenue South
Photo: Bart Wursten
Mukuvisi Woodland, by Glenara Avenue South
Photo: Bart Wursten
Mukuvisi Woodland, by Glenara Avenue South
Photo: Bart Wursten
Mukuvisi Woodland, by Glenara Avenue South
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Synonyms:
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Fumaria officinalis L. var. capensis Harv.
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Common names:
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Fumitory (English)
Pink weed (English)
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Frequency:
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Rare weed in Zimbabwe |
Status:
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Introduced |
Description:
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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:
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Derivation of specific name:
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muralis: belonging to or growing on walls |
Habitat:
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Occurring as a weed of disturbed areas and cultivation. |
Altitude range: (metres) |
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Flowering time: | Aug - Jan |
Worldwide distribution:
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Native to Western Europe, Canary Islands, Madeira and North Africa. |
Zimbabwe distribution:
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C,S |
Growth form(s):
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Annual.
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Endemic status:
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Red data list status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: |
Sunday 23 September 2007 |
Literature:
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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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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-23
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2023).
Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Fumaria muralis. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=124060, retrieved 10 June 2023
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