Scientific Name: Fumaria parviflora
Family: Fumariaceae
Plant Description: Annual to 30 cm high, commonly forming little mounds. Leaves similar to those of F. officinalis, alternate, but paler and more finely dissected, the sides curving upward. Flowers racemose, the petals 3-5 mm long, pink or whitish with purple tip.
Plant Trivia: Native of Europe
Field Identification: Delicate wispy prostrate or leaning plant with whitish flowers with purple tips. Leaves appear to have little channels.
Occurrence: Know from west of Portland and west of Corpus Christ. Also found in Flour Bluff.
Bloom Period: January – May
Plant Use:
Key to the genus Fumaria:
- Sepals 2-3 mm long; flowers purple…………………………………….F. officinalis
Sepals 0.5-1 mm long; flowers white with purple tips……..F. parviflora
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