Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Fumaria officinalis
FAMILY
Fumariaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Fumitory from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Fumaria officinalis ssp. officinalis
FAMILY
Fumariaceae
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Fumaria officinalis ssp. officinalis
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Fumaria officinalis ssp. wirtgenii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Fumaria officinalis
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Fumaria officinalis ssp. officinalis
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Fumaria officinalis ssp. wirtgenii
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 086-04-001:
Fumaria officinalis FAMILY Fumariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Fumaria officinalis
COMMON NAME:
Fumitory, Earthsmoke
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_fuof_001_lvd
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Melnichuk & Kovalivska 1972. Atlas of the most widespread weeds of the Ukraine who_fumaria_officinalis
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Keith Bradley kab_f_officinalis_2302
March Richland County SC
Olympia Park
Corolla purplish, crimson at the tip; one petal with a spur at the base, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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JK Marlow jkm130415_366
April Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
Erect, branching, annual herb; stem and branches 8-40" long, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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JK Marlow jkm130415_371
April Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
Leaves compound; blade w 3-4 orders of leaflets and lobes, surfaces glabrous, per Flora of North America.
COMPARE
Chervil, Corydalis, and Fumitory
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JK Marlow jkm180405_1028
April Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
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JK Marlow jkm180405_1029
April Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
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JK Marlow jkm180405_1031
April Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
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JK Marlow jkm180405_1035
April Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
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JK Marlow jkm170502_0339
May Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
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JK Marlow jkm170502_464
May Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
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JK Marlow jkm170502_465
May Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
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JK Marlow jkm170502_466
May Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Fumaria officinalis
FAMILY
Fumariaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Fumaria officinalis ssp. officinalis
FAMILY
Fumariaceae
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Fumaria officinalis ssp. officinalis
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Fumaria officinalis ssp. wirtgenii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Fumaria officinalis
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Fumaria officinalis ssp. officinalis
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Fumaria officinalis ssp. wirtgenii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 086-04-001:
Fumaria officinalis
FAMILY
Fumariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Fumaria officinalis
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Forb
Winter annual
Habitat: Sandy fields, disturbed places, escaped from gardens, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Uncommon in Coastal Plain of GA & SC (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Compound
Alternate & basal rosette
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Pink/ Purplish
2-merous
2 sepals
4 petals
6 stamens, diadelphous
Superior ovary
Bisexual
Raceme borne on a peduncle
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Nut
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p368
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p528
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