Fumaria capreolata, Ramping Fumitory,
עשנן מטפס
 
Scientific name:  Fumaria capreolata L.
Common name:  Ramping Fumitory
Hebrew name:   עשנן מטפס
Family:  Fumariaceae, עשנניים

Israel wild flowers
Date Picture Taken: February 18, 2008

 
Life form:  Annual
Leaves:  Alternate, rosette, dissected twice or more, dentate or serrate
Flowers:  White with purple
Flowering Period:  January, February, March, April, May
Habitat:  : Batha, Phrygana
Distribution:  Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands
Chorotype:  Med - Euro-Siberian
Summer shedding:  Ephemeral

Fumaria capreolata, Ramping Fumitory, עשנן מטפס
Date Picture Taken: April 8, 2008


Derivation of the botanical name:
Fumaria, Latin fumus terrae, "smoke of the earth" and may refers to the smoky odour of some species in this genus or the smoky colour of some species when in flower.
capreolata, capreolus, prop, support, tendril; having tendrils.
  • The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.

Fumaria capreolata, Ramping Fumitory, עשנן מטפס
Date Picture Taken: January 7, 2007