Fine-leaved Fumitory

Fumaria parviflora

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Plant Data

Flowering Months:

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

Order:

Ranunculales

Family:

Papaveraceae (Poppy)

Also in this family:

Atlantic Poppy, Bird-in-a-bush, Bleeding Heart, Californian Poppy, Climbing Corydalis, Common Fumitory, Common Poppy, Common Ramping Fumitory, Dense-flowered Fumitory, Few-flowered Fumitory, Greater Celandine, Hollowroot, Long-headed Poppy, Martin's Ramping Fumitory, Opium Poppy, Oriental Poppy, Prickly Poppy, Purple Ramping Fumitory, Rough Poppy, Tall Ramping Fumitory, Welsh Poppy, Western Ramping Fumitory, White Ramping Fumitory, Yellow Corydalis, Yellow-horned Poppy, Yellow-juiced Poppy

Type:

Flower

Life Cycle:

Annual

Maximum Size:

60 centimetres tall

Habitats:

Farmland, wasteland.

Flower:

White, 4 petals

White or pale pink flowers in a spike. The spike is very short stalked. The cylindrical flowers measure 5 or 6mm in size. Flowers are purple-tipped.

Fruit:

The fruit is a roughly spherical nutlet.

Leaves:

A scrambling annual flower with finely divided leaves.

Other Names:

Fineleaf Fumitory, Indian Fumitory.

Frequency (UK):

Unusual

Similar Species:

Dense-flowered Fumitory

Few-flowered Fumitory

Distribution Map

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