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MARTIN’S RAMPING-FUMITORY Fumaria reuteri (Fumariaceae) Height to 10cm. Spreading or upright annual of arable land, banks and walls. FLOWERS are 11-13mm long and pinkish purple with dark tips, the lower petal almost parallel-sided (not paddle-shaped) with erect margins; borne in spikes of 12-15 flowers (Apr-Oct). FRUITS are globular, smooth and 1-seeded. LEAVES are much divided. STATUS-Very rare. Two sites only, in S England; well know from an Isle of Wight allotment.
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MARTIN’S RAMPING-FUMITORY Fumaria reuteri (Fumariaceae) Height to 10cm. Spreading or upright annual of arable land, banks and walls. FLOWERS are 11-13mm long and pinkish purple with dark tips, the lower petal almost parallel-sided (not paddle-shaped) with erect margins; borne in spikes of 12-15 flowers (Apr-Oct). FRUITS are globular, smooth and 1-seeded. LEAVES are much divided. STATUS-Very rare. Two sites only, in S England; well know from an Isle of Wight allotment.