Article contents
Fumitory (Fumaria officinalis L.)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 June 2017
Extract
Fumitory (Fumaria officinalis L.) is a member of Fumariaceae, a family of annual and perennial herbs, whose best-known genera, in addition to Fumaria, are Corydalis and Dicentra (bleeding heart and Dutchman's breeches). Fumariaceae is mainly a temperate family that embraces 16 genera and 400 species. Economically, its use is limited to garden ornamentals (Heywood 1993). Brummitt (1992) and Hyam and Pankhurst (1995) place fumitory in Papaveraceae, but most authorities, including Mabberley (1989), put it in Fumariaceae.
- Type
- Intriguing World of Weeds
- Information
- Copyright
- Copyright © 1997 by the Weed Science Society of America
References
Literature Cited
- 4
- Cited by