Photographs: Ardmore, Co. Waterford

Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis Camán searraigh díge Family: Fumariaceae Flowering time: May-October. Annual. Probably introduced. Spikes of light reddish-purple flowers, dark purple at tips with irregularly toothed sepals. Fruit sometimes weakly notched at the tip. Grey-green leaves with narrow, flat leaflets on weak, scrambling or erect stems. Height: 10-30 cm Common on dry waste and arable ground, roadsides and in gardens. Less frequent in the west of Ireland. Similar: Common Ramping-fumitory, F. muralis.

Fumitory, Fumaria officinalis, Camán searraigh díge
Identified by Paul Green