Fumariaceae

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Noun

Fumariaceae - erect or climbing herbs of the northern hemisphere and southern Africa: bleeding heart; Dutchman's breeches; fumitory; squirrel cornfamily Fumariaceae, fumitory familydilleniid dicot family - family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbsorder Papaverales, order Rhoeadales, Papaverales, Rhoeadales - an order of dicotyledonous plantsFumaria, genus Fumaria - annual herbs whose flowers have only one petal spurred at the baseAdlumia, genus Adlumia - one species: climbing fumitoryDicentra, genus Dicentra - North American and Asian herbs with divided leaves and irregular flowers

Fumariaceae

[fyü‚ma·rē′ās·ē‚ē] (botany) A family of dicotyledonous plants in the order Papaverales having four or six stamens, irregular flowers, and no latex system.

Fumariaceae

a family of dicotyledonous plants related to the Papaveraceae family; the two families are sometimes considered as one. They are herbs with deeply dissected leaves and sometimes with a tuber-like root. The petals (four, in two circles) have spurlike or sacklike processes at the base; sometimes only the outer petal has a spur. There are about six stamens, growing together in groups of three. The fruit is podlike or nutlike, and the seeds usually have appendages. There are about 16 genera comprising over 400 species and growing primarily in the northern temperate zone. Some species may be found in southern and eastern Africa. The most important genera are Fumaria, Corydalis, Dicentra, and Rupicapnos.

REFERENCE

Takhtadzhian, A. L. Sistema i filogeniia tsvetkovykh rastenii. Moscow-Leningrad, 1966.

Fumariaceae

Related to Fumariaceae: fumitory family

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Synonyms for Fumariaceae

noun erect or climbing herbs of the northern hemisphere and southern Africa: bleeding heart

Synonyms

family Fumariaceae
fumitory family

Related Words

dilleniid dicot family
order Papaverales
order Rhoeadales
Papaverales
Rhoeadales
Fumaria
genus Fumaria
Adlumia
genus Adlumia
Dicentra
genus Dicentra