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Common Fumitory

Fumaria officinalis

Common Fumitory is a small plant with delicate pink flowers that look like tiny bells. It often grows in gardens and fields, making it a pretty sight to see during springtime.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The Common Fumitory is a slender, scrambling plant with delicate, fern-like, grey-green leaves. Its distinctive purplish-pink, tubular flowers have dark red or black tips, growing in loose spikes. These tiny flowers make it look unique.

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Common Fumitory

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Ancient herbalists believed its sap could help clear eyesight, like a 'fume' clearing the eyes!

Its name comes from the Latin 'fumus terrae', meaning 'smoke of the earth', possibly due to its ghostly appearance!

One single plant can produce thousands of seeds, ready to sprout and create an entire field of fumitory!

Though often seen as a weed, its delicate flowers are a miniature beauty often overlooked by busy people.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Rapid Responder

Common Fumitory can quickly grow in disturbed soil, which helps it colonize new areas fast after disruption.

Fähigkeit

Chemical Shield

Common Fumitory has special bitter chemicals that help it deter some hungry animals from eating its leaves.

Fähigkeit

Seed Sprinter

Common Fumitory can produce many tiny seeds that allow it to spread widely and create new plants quickly.

Maße und Details

Höhe
10-50 cm
Ausbreitung
10-60 cm
Blütengröße
0.7-0.9 cm
Blütezeit
Spring to autumn
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Leicht
Lebenszyklus
Einjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Honeybee

Apis mellifera

Drinks nectar and collects pollen.

pollinates

Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

Visits flowers for nectar and pollen.

eaten by

Garden Snail

Helix aspersa

Feeds on the leaves of the plant.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Always look but don't touch plants unless you know they are safe.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Common Fumitory?

10-50 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Common Fumitory?

10-60 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von Common Fumitory?

0.7-0.9 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Common Fumitory?

Spring to autumn

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Common Fumitory?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Common Fumitory?

Leicht

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Common Fumitory?

Einjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Common Fumitory?

Insekten

Snap-Karte

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