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Fumaria muralis Sond. ex W.Koch
Family Papaveraceae
Common name: Wall Fumitory, Fumitory

Fumaria muralis Sond. ex W.Koch APNI*

Description: Delicate, much-branched herb.

Leaves variously pinnatisect, segments flat, ± lanceolate to ovate, >2 mm wide.

Inflorescence at least as long as peduncle, usually <15-flowered; bracts half to about as long as the ± erect fruiting pedicels. Sepals usually 3–5 mm long. Corolla mostly 9–10 mm long, pink-red with tips of inner petals and wings or upper petal blackish red; upper petal dorsally compressed. Cleistogamous flowers often much smaller.

Fruit mostly smooth when dry.


Flowering: spring.

Distribution and occurrence: widespread weed of waste places and cultivated areas. Native of Eur.
NSW subdivisions: *NC, *CC, *SC, *CT, *ST, *NWS, *CWS, *SWS, *NWP, *SWP, *LHI
Other Australian states: *Qld *Vic. *Tas. *S.A. *W.A.
AVH map***

Fumaria formerly placed in family Fumariaceae.

Text by G.J. Harden
Taxon concept:

N.S.W. occurrences are: subsp. muralis

APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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