Fumaria capreolata

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 2: 701. 1753.

Introduced
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Plants 1-8 dm. Inflorescences, excluding peduncle, 2-3.5 cm; bracteoles equaling or shorter than pedicels. Flowers: pedicel rigidly arcuate-recurved in fruit, ca. 3 mm; corolla 9-14 mm, spur 2-3 mm; outer petals white; inner petals white near base, deep red or dark purple apically. Capsules globose, slightly compressed, 2-2.5 mm diam., smooth or nearly so. 2n = 64.


Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Waste places, ditches, cultivated fields
Elevation: 0-50 m

Distribution

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Introduced; Fla., sw Europe, n Africa.

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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