Fumitory
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Fumaria is a genus of annual herbaceous flowering plants in the family Fumariaceae, native to temperate Europe and Asia. It is closely allied to Corydalis, and some botanists combine the two genera. The common name is fumitory.
- Selected species
- Fumaria bastardii - tall ramping fumitory, bastard's fumitory
- Fumaria capreolata - white ramping fumitory
- Fumaria densiflora - dense-flowered fumitory
- Fumaria martinii - Martin's fumitory
- Fumaria muralis - wall fumitory
- Fumaria occidentalis - western fumitory, Cornish fumitory
- Fumaria officinalis - common fumitory, drug fumitory
- Fumaria purpurea - purple ramping fumitory
- Fumaria parviflora - fineleaf fumitory
- Fumaria reuteri - few-flowered fumitory
- Fumaria schleicheri
- Fumaria vaillantii - earthsmoke
Fumitory is an important food plant for the Turtle Dove.
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F. capreolata
F. muralis
F officinalis
F. parviflora
F. vaillantii
