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. |
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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. |
FZ divisions: | C,S |
Growth form(s): | Annual. |
Endemic status: | |
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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. |