Fumariaceae

E89661

plant family taxon

Fumariaceae is a family of flowering plants known for their often delicate, dissected leaves and irregular, spurred flowers, which includes genera such as Corydalis and Dicentra (bleeding hearts).

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	plant family → taxon →
class	Magnoliopsida →
commonName	fumitory family →
containsGenus	Adlumia → Capnoides → Ceratocapnos → Corydalis → Cysticapnos → Dactylicapnos → Dicentra → Fumaria → Hypecoum → Lamprocapnos → Platycapnos → Pseudofumaria → Sarcopyramis →
distribution	Northern Hemisphere → temperate regions →
division	Magnoliophyta →
exampleOrnamental	Corydalis lutea → Dicentra spectabilis → Lamprocapnos spectabilis →
flowerStructure	spurred petals →
flowerSymmetry	bilateral symmetry →
flowerType	zygomorphic →
growthForm	herbaceous plants →
hasCharacteristic	delicate leaves → dissected leaves → irregular flowers → spurred flowers →
includesLifeForm	annual herbs → perennial herbs →
kingdom	Plantae →
leafType	compound leaves → finely divided leaves →
notableGenus	Corydalis → Dicentra →
notableSpeciesUse	ornamental plants →
order	Ranunculales →
phylogeneticPlacement	often treated as subfamily Fumarioideae of Papaveraceae in modern systems →
pollination	insect-pollinated →
relatedTo	Papaveraceae →
taxonomicHistory	formerly widely recognized as a separate family →
typeOf	flowering plant family →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ranunculales →	includesFamily