Papaveraceae

Drug fumitory

Fumaria officinalis L.

Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Fumaria

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Drug fumitory (Fumaria officinalis) — FlowerPhoto: David Sandler, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (54)

Afrikaans: Duiwekerwel
Arabic: بقلة الملك, بقلة ملوكية, شاتراج, شاهترج, فيوماريا, كليلة
Armenian: Տերուկ դեղագործական
arz: بقلة الملك
Asturian: Palombina
Azerbaijani: Dərman şahtərəsi
ba: Тиле кишер
Belarusian: Дымніца лекавая
Bulgarian: Лечебен росопас
Catalan: Fumdeterra, Fumària oficinal, Fumàries oficinals
Central Kurdish: شاتەڕە
Chinese: 球果紫菫, 欧烟堇, 烟堇, 药用烟堇
Croatian: Ljekovita dimnjača
csb: Dëmòwnik
Czech: Zemědým lékařský
Danish: Læge-Jordrøg
Dutch: Gewone duivenkervel, Gewone duivekervel
English: Drug fumitory, Common fumitory
Esperanto: Oficina fumario, Fumario
Estonian: Harilik punand
Finnish: Peltoemäkki, Fumeria officinalis
French: Fumeterre officinale
Galician: Herba dona
Georgian: Შავთარა
German: Gewöhnlicher Erdrauch, Gewöhnliche Erdrauch, Echter Erdrauch, Gemeiner Erdrauch
gv: Booa ghone
hsb: Lěkarski kokrik
Hungarian: Orvosi füstike
Icelandic: Reykjurt
Irish: Camán searraigh díge
Japanese: カラクサケマン, 唐草毛鬘
kab: Tiqqad n yesɣi
Kazakh: Шытыра, Дәрілік Шытыра
kw: Mog dor
Lithuanian: Vaistinė žvirbliarūtė
Macedonian: Обична чадливка
mwl: Moleirinha
Norwegian Bokmål: Jordrøyk
Norwegian Nynorsk: Jordrøyk
os: Фæздæггæрдæг
Persian: شاهتره, شاتره, شاطره, شاه تره
Polish: Dymnica pospolita, Dymnica lekarska
Portuguese: Erva-passarinha, Erva-pombinha, Fumária
Russian: Дымянка лекарственная, Дикая рута, Дымянка аптечная
Scottish Gaelic: Lus Deathach-thalmhainn
Serbian: Димњача
sgs: Zoikė rūtā
Slovak: Zemedym lekársky
Slovenian: Navadna rosnica
Spanish: Palomilla, Camisita de la virgen, Camisitas de Jesus, Camisitas de Jesús, Cuello de paloma, Gitanillas, Hierba de conejo, Palomilla comun
Swedish: Jordrök
Turkish: Şahtere otu, Şahtare
Ukrainian: Рутка лікарська
Welsh: Mwg-y-ddaear Cyffredin

Synonyms

Fumaria angustifolia Gilib.
Fumaria diffusa Arn. ex Parl.
Fumaria gasparinii Bab.
Fumaria major V.Ten.
Fumaria media Loisel.
Fumaria muralis Gren. & Godr.
Fumaria officinalis subsp. officinalis
Fumaria officinalis var. elegans Pugsley
Fumaria officinarum Neck.
Fumaria petteri V.Ten.
Fumaria pulchella Salisb.

Flowers

In flower: March to July (from 1,137 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: David Sandler, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Markus Krieger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Дарья Друщенко, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tom Field, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Roman A. Lagazyuk (Роман А. Лагазюк), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Thomas Koffel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Roman A. Lagazyuk (Роман А. Лагазюк), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.