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Fumaria muralis
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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: |
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. |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Fumaria muralisAfrican Plant Database: Fumaria muralis
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Fumaria muralis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Fumaria muralis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Fumaria muralis
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Fumaria muralis
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Fumaria muralis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Fumaria muralis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network): Fumaria muralis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Fumaria muralis
Ispot Southern Africa: Fumaria muralis
JSTOR Plant Science: Fumaria muralis
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Fumaria muralis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Fumaria muralis
The Plant List (version 1.1): Fumaria muralis
Tropicos: Fumaria muralis
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