Fumaria abyssinica
Appearance
Fumaria abyssinica | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Papaveraceae |
Genus: | Fumaria |
Species: | F. abyssinica
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Binomial name | |
Fumaria abyssinica Hammar (1858)[1]
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Fumaria abyssinica is an herbaceous annual plant in the poppy family Papaveraceae. It is native to East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.[2] It grows in upland rainforest and bamboo forest, and has become a weed in local farms.
Description
[edit]Plants have stems to 60 cm long and sometimes climb. The leaves are pinnatisect. Its inflorescences consists of 10-20 pedicels bearing 5-6 mm long, ovate-acuminate pink flowers with purple petal tips.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Fumaria abyssinica Hammar". The Plant List. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Fumaria abyssinica". Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ M. Thulin (1995). Flora of Somalia, vol 1-4. JSTOR. ISBN 0947643885.