| Accepted name: |
Fumaria officinalis L. |
| Synonym(s): |
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| English names: |
Hedge Fumitory
Common Fumitory
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| French names: |
Fumeterre officinal
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Papaverales
Family: Fumariaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HFUMOF
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Syrup made from the juice in combination with other herbs is used for hypochondriac melancholy, reduces inflammation, acts against bilious complaints and as a laxative, sedative and diuretic remedy(1). |
| Key Characters: |
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