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Fumaria purpurea Pugsley

purple ramping fumitory (Papaveraceae)

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Fumaria purpurea is a large-flowered fumitory found patchily across the British Isles.

Longrock (VC1: West Cornwall & Scillies); 2021-07-13

 purple ramping fumitory / Fumaria purpurea: _Fumaria purpurea_ is a large-flowered fumitory found patchily across the British Isles.

As with Fumaria capreolata, the flowers of F. purpurea become swept downwards soon after opening; unlike that species, the dark ‘wings’ of the upper petal conceal the green central ridge when seen from the side.

Longrock (VC1: West Cornwall & Scillies); 2021-07-13

 purple ramping fumitory / Fumaria purpurea: As with _Fumaria capreolata_, the flowers of _F. purpurea_ become swept downwards soon after opening; unlike that species, the dark ‘wings’ of the upper petal conceal the green central ridge when seen from the side.

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