common ramping-fumitory vs Fine-leaved Fumitory

Fumaria muralis compared with Fumaria parviflora

Key Differences

• common ramping-fumitory is Not Evaluated while Fine-leaved Fumitory is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common ramping-fumitory	Fine-leaved Fumitory
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order same	Ranunculales (毛茛目)	Ranunculales (毛茛目)
Family same	Papaveraceae	Papaveraceae
Genus same	Fumaria	Fumaria
Species	Fumaria muralis	Fumaria parviflora

Evolutionary Relationship

common ramping-fumitory and Fine-leaved Fumitory share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Fumaria.

Conservation Status

common ramping-fumitory

NE — Not Evaluated

Fine-leaved Fumitory

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common ramping-fumitory	Fine-leaved Fumitory
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

common ramping-fumitory

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).

Fine-leaved Fumitory

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Bahrain, Taiwan), Europe (13 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile, Ecuador).

common ramping-fumitory

<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 11 countries:

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