Fumaria capreolataCommon name: Whiteflower Fumitory
Meaning of name: Fumaria is Latin and said to refer to the smoky smell of some species and/or to the fact that the juice, like smoke, brings tears to the eyes. Capreolata is from the Latin capreolus meaning the tendrils of a vine.
Distribution: Occurs from Mullewa to Lake Grace.
Description: A sprawling or climbing plant with stems up to 1 metre long. The flowers are white with dark red tips and produced from July to October.
Notes: Native to Eurasia.
References: Western Weeds, A Guide to the Weeds of Western Australia. BMJ Hussey, GJ Keighery, J Dodd, SG Lloyd, RD Cousens. 1997.
Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.
Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.
Fumaria capreolata has white flowering raceme with distinct dark red tips.
Fumaria capreolata smothering newly planted seedlings.
Fumaria capreolata germinating in leaf litter.
