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Fumariaceae

Fumitory family

Fumaria officinalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Ranunculales
Family:Fumariaceae
Genera

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The Fumariaceae are a family of flowering plants, with 18 genera and about 450 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants. The family is distributed throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere, with outlying Southern Hemisphere occurrences in the mountains of tropical and southern Africa.

Genera
  • Adlumia Raf. ex DC. – Allegheny Vine
  • Corydalis DC. – Corydalis or Fumewort
  • Dicentra Bernh. – Bleedinghearts or Steer's-head
  • Ehrendorferia Fukuhara & Lidén – Eardrops
  • Fumaria L. – Fumitory
  • Hypecoum L. – Hypecoum
  • Lamprocapnos Endl.
  • Pseudofumaria Medik. – Rock-fumewort
  • Pteridophyllum Siebold & Zucc.
  • Rupicapnos Pomel.
  • Sarcocapnos DC.







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