Mauer-Erdrauch vs Ranken-Erdrauch

Fumaria muralis compared with Fumaria capreolata

Key Differences

• Mauer-Erdrauch is Not Evaluated while Ranken-Erdrauch is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mauer-Erdrauch	Ranken-Erdrauch
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Ranunculales (Hahnenfußartige)	Ranunculales (Hahnenfußartige)
Family same	Papaveraceae	Papaveraceae
Genus same	Fumaria	Fumaria
Species	Fumaria muralis	Fumaria capreolata

Evolutionary Relationship

Mauer-Erdrauch and Ranken-Erdrauch share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Fumaria.

Conservation Status

Mauer-Erdrauch

NE — Not Evaluated

Ranken-Erdrauch

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mauer-Erdrauch	Ranken-Erdrauch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mauer-Erdrauch

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Ranken-Erdrauch

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (14 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Mauer-Erdrauch

<em>Fumaria muralis</em>, the common ramping fumitory, is a delicate climbing annual herb in the family Papaveraceae, order Ranunculales. It is distributed broadly across Europe, Africa, Asia, North America, and Oceania, typically colonizing disturbed agricultural land, hedgerows, rocky slopes, and garden borders. The species is not formally assessed by the IUCN, though it is generally considered common and widespread throughout much of its native European range. Common ramping fumitory produces small tubular pinkish-purple flowers arranged in racemes, characteristic of the genus Fumaria. It climbs by using tendrils formed from leaf tips, typically reaching heights of 20 to 100 centimeters depending on support availability. The plant prefers loose, well-drained soils and tolerates both calcareous and sandy substrates. As an annual, it completes its life cycle within a single growing season, typically germinating in autumn or spring across temperate zones. Biological traits such as lifespan, body measurements, and diet are not applicable in the conventional sense for plants; however, the species is known to be a self-seeding annual with moderate seed dispersal. It provides nectar and pollen to specialist bumblebees and is considered a characteristic species of arable weed communities.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 12 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom