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Encyclopedia > Fumitory
Fumaria

Fumaria officinalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Fumariaceae
Genus: Fumaria
Species

See text Download high resolution version (1280x960, 582 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Divisions Green algae Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular embryophytes Hepatophyta - liverworts Anthocerophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Seedless vascular plants Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also angiosperms or Magnoliophyta) are one of the major groups of modern plants, comprising those that produce seeds in specialized reproductive organs called flowers, where the ovulary or carpel is enclosed. ... Orders see text Dicotyledons or dicots are flowering plants whose seed contains two embryonic leaves or cotyledons. ... Families See text The Ranunculales are an order of flowering plants, which belong among the basal eudicots. ... The Fumariaceae are a family of flowering plants, including, for instance, Dicentra Bacchanal. Categories: Plant stubs | Plant families | Ranunculales ...

Fumaria is a genus of annual herbaceous flowering plants in the family Fumariaceae, native to temperate Europe and Asia. It is closely allied to Corydalis, and some botanists combine the two genera. The common name is fumitory. This article is about the plants used in cooking and medicine. ... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also angiosperms or Magnoliophyta) are one of the major groups of modern plants, comprising those that produce seeds in specialized reproductive organs called flowers, where the ovulary or carpel is enclosed. ... The Fumariaceae are a family of flowering plants, including, for instance, Dicentra Bacchanal. Categories: Plant stubs | Plant families | Ranunculales ... A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... A satellite composite image of Asia Asia is the central and eastern part of the continent of Eurasia, defined by subtracting the European peninsula from Eurasia. ... Species See text Corydalis is a genus of about 300 species of annual and perennial herbaceous flowering plants in the family Fumariaceae, native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere and also southern Africa. ... Botany is the scientific study of plant life. ...

Selected species
  • Fumaria bastardii
  • Fumaria capreolata
  • Fumaria densiflora
  • Fumaria martinii
  • Fumaria muralis
  • Fumaria occidentalis
  • Fumaria officinalis
  • Fumaria purpurea
  • Fumaria parviflora
  • Fumaria schleicheri
  • Fumaria vaillantii

Fumitory is an important food plant for the Turtle Dove. Binomial name Streptopelia turtur (Linnaeus, 1758) The Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) is a member of the bird family Columbidae, which includes the doves and pigeons. ...


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Fumitory (439 words)
In Shakespeare's day fumitory was sold in apothecary shops under the Latin name fumus terrae ("earth-smoke"), and according to an herb book published at that time, an extract of the plant or a syrup made from its juice served to stimulate liver function, rid the body of impurities, and clear up certain skin infections.
Fumitory has a long history of use in the treatment of skin problems such as eczema and acne.
Fumitory may also be used as an eyewash to ease conjunctivitis.
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