Fumaria capreolata - White Ramping-fumitory
The leaves of this member
of the fumitory clan are broader and less smokey than those of the common fumitory, and
the flowers are paler except at the petal tips. A member of the Fumitory Family (Fumariaceae) this wildflower is common throughout Europe and is one of the most frequently found fumitories in the Mediterranean Region, where it flowers from March to June, scrambling over walls, rocks and other plants and can also be seen in ditches, on roadsides and onabandoned farmland and other waste ground.
This specimen was photographed in the Algarve, Portugal, in April.
In northern Europe this fumitory is most often seen in damp meadows and hedgerows, where it blooms from late May through to October.
Wildflowers of Wales
This wildflower is one of many dozens that are featured in the First Nature Guide to the
Wonderful Wildflowers of Wales, Volume 3 - Mountains, Moorland and Meadows.
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