The previous post of the Papaveraceae was all about the genus Papaver which has all the poppies we know and love, as well as some more genera in the Sub-family Papaveroideae.
This post is all about the Sub-family The Fumarioides!
Contents:
Sub-family Fumarioideae
1) Dicentra and Lamprocapnos spp. (Neophytes)
- D. eximia or Turkey-corn
- D. formosa or Bleeding-heart
- Lamprocapnos spectabilis (Syn. Dicentra spectabilis) or Asian Bleeding-heart
2) Corydalis SPP. (Neophytes)
- C. cava or Hollowroot
- C. cheilanthifolia or Fern-leaved Corydalis FBBC
- C. solida or Bird-in-a-bush FBBC
3) Pseudofumaria spp. (Neophtes)
- P. lutea or Yellow Corydalis FBBC
- P. alba or Pale Corydalis FBBC
4) Ceratocapnos claviculata or Climbing Corydalis
5) Fumaria spp. or Fumitories
- F. bastardii or Tall Ramping-fumitory
- F. capreolata or White Ramping-fumitory
- F. densiflora or Dense-flowered Fumitory (archaeophyte)
F. muralis or Common Ramping-fumitory
- F. occidentalis or Western Ramping-fumitory
Fumaria officinalis or Common Fumitory (archaeophyte)
- F. parviflora or Fine-leaved Fumitory (archaeophyte)
- F. purpurea or Purple Ramping-fumitory
- F. reuteri or Martin’s Ramping-fumitory (neophyte)
- F. vaillantii or Few-flowered Fumitory ((archaeophyte)
Colour coding for easy reading is blue for general interest. Green for various uses of the plant and pink background for medicinal use or toxic warning! FBBC added if the plant occurs in the Birmingham & Black Country area. Pictures credit by Matt Summers, Mike Poulton and Wikipedia Commons. Information from various websites, see links.
This is just an educational blog on Ethnobotanical uses of plants and we can not take any responsibility for any adverse effects! Always seek advice from a professional before using a plant medicinally.
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