Fumaria capreolata

Common 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:

Found in the south west of Western Australia and south eastern Australia.

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:

This species is originally from 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.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51291098

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/2969