Plant |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Height: 10-50cm
Rarely Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Annual
Hermaphrodite, Flowering April - October
(Earliest: 18.5)
| Protective Chemicals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benzylisoquinoline Alkaloids |
Aurotensine, Protopine, Sanguinarine, Stylopine | ||||
| Other Alkaloids | Cryptocavine, Cryptopine, Dihydrofumariline,
Fumaritine, Methylsinactine, Sinactine | ||||
| Coumarins | Fumarin | ||||
| Acids | Fumaric | ||||
| Biotopes: |
Meadows |
| Parasites: |
Erysiphe cruciferarum |
| Herbivores: |
Several Tortricidae |
| Sapivores: |
Aphis fabae |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Common Fumitory
Pictures © 2003, 2004, 2005 J.K. Lindsey
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