Fumaria densiflora Dc.

Fumeterre à fleurs serrées (fr), Fumeterre à fleurs denses (fr), Fumeterre à petites fleurs (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Papaveraceae > Fumaria

Characteristics

Erect to somewhat spreading herb to c. 40 cm high, branching from near base. Largest ultimate segments of leaves to c. 4 mm long and 1 mm wide. Raceme sessile to subsessile; axis rather stout. Bracts longer than flowering pedicel. Pedicel thickened at apex, remaining suberect. Sepals peltately attached, orbicular to broadly ovate, to almost 4 mm long and wide, wider than corolla, dentate, at least near base. Corolla with broad rounded spur, 5.5–7 mm long, usually deep pink, darker at apex; inner petals with a median yellow streak. Fruit 2–2.3 mm long and wide, rounded at base and apex, sometimes minutely apiculate, finely tuberculate, with small but distinct apical pits.
More
Scrambling annual herb. Lvs distant; lamina finely dissected, pale, glaucous, up to 8 × 4 cm; segments linear or linear-oblanceolate. Infl. very dense, elongating at fruiting, with > 20 fls; rachis > peduncle. Peduncle 0-1 cm long; bracts oblong, pale, membranous, pinkish, = or > pedicels, 2-3 × 1-1.5 mm. Sepals broadly ovate, laciniate near base or entire, acute, 2.5-4 × 2.5-3.5 mm. Corolla purplish pink with green and purple tips, 6-7 mm long, smaller and paler in weak or shaded plants; lower petal spoon-shaped with spreading margins at apex. Fr. ± globose, 2-2.5 × 2-2.5 mm, rugose when dry; apex broadly subacute; apical pits small.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread barochory myrmecochory
Mature width (meter) 0.3
Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.3
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Occurs across a wide range of habitats.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses dye magical plant medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Biliary tract diseases (flower), Fever (flower), Skin diseases (flower), Hypotension (seed), Abscess (unspecified), Adenopathy (unspecified), Aperient (unspecified), Carbuncle (unspecified), Cholagogue (unspecified), Depurative (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Jaundice (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Liver (unspecified), Sclerosis(Liver) (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Splinter (unspecified), Stomach (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Struma (unspecified), Swelling (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Skin (unspecified), Alterative (unspecified), Sedative (unspecified), Sudorific (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified), Anthelmintics (unspecified), Arteriosclerosis (unspecified), Constipation (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Eczema (unspecified), Laxatives (unspecified), Parasympatholytics (unspecified), General tonic for rejuvenation (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified), Stomach diseases (unspecified), Diaphoretic (unspecified), Anti-arrhythmia agents (whole plant), Arteriosclerosis (whole plant), Diaphoretic (whole plant)
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Cultivation

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Images

Habit

Fumaria densiflora habit picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)
Fumaria densiflora habit picture by Frédéric Beuvier (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Fumaria densiflora leaf picture by Diego Alex (cc-by-sa)
Fumaria densiflora leaf picture by Béatrice Escande (cc-by-sa)
Fumaria densiflora leaf picture by Ana Glavor (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Fumaria densiflora flower picture by ojancos (cc-by-sa)
Fumaria densiflora flower picture by Diego Alex (cc-by-sa)
Fumaria densiflora flower picture by Béatrice Escande (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Fumaria densiflora fruit picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Fumaria densiflora world distribution map, present in Anguilla, Albania, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, Cyprus, Germany, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece, Croatia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Luxembourg, Morocco, North Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Turkey, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:672942-1
WFO ID wfo-0000693204
COL ID 6K3NR
BDTFX ID 28467
INPN ID 99072
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Fumaria officinalis Fumaria aegyptiaca Fumaria calycina Fumaria media Fumaria micrantha Fumaria littoralis Fumaria obtusisepala Fumaria officinalis var. densiflora Fumaria densiflora subsp. micrantha Fumaria densiflora