Plants : FumariaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Fumaria purpurea Pugsley

Purple Ramping-fumitory

Description: A rare species of fumitory with a loose inflorescence of pinkish-purple flowers which have the wings and tips to the petals a darker purple colour. It occurs in waste, cultivated or disturbed ground and appears to be unknown outside the British Isles (i.e. it is a British Isles endemic).

All names: Fumaria purpurea Pugsley

Distribution Map from NBN: Fumaria purpurea at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Fumaria purpurea at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Fumaria purpurea. Pugsley. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2784. Accessed on 2026-11-02.