Fumaria bastardii, commonly, tall ramping fumitory or bastard's fumitory, is a many-branched herbaceous plant native the British Isles. There are few plants that are only endemic to Britain. One of the plants on this list is possibly Fumaria bastardii

Fumaria bastardii

Fumaria bastardii, commonly, tall ramping fumitory or bastard's fumitory, is a many-branched herbaceous plant native the British Isles. There are few plants that are only endemic to Britain. One of the plants on this list is possibly Fumaria bastardii or as it was later named Painter’s Fumitory...

or as it was later named Painter’s Fumitory. This flower has only been found a few times and in each case it was found by William Hunt Painter

William Hunt Painter

William Hunt Painter was an English botanist who made a significant contribution to the science of Derbyshire vascular plant flora. He was a keen and wide-ranging collector of plant specimens, and was a member of the Botanical Exchange Club...

. A search in 2006 determined that a new specimen had been found in 2006 but the experts failed to agree on the identification. Plants of this description are not rare, but the question is whether the discovered versions are fertile and therefore a species.

This plant appears to hybridize with a related species Fumaria muralis

Fumaria muralis

Fumaria muralis, commonly wall fumitory or common ramping fumitory, is a many branched, annual herbaceous plant, native to Europe.Approximately a dozen flowers appear in each inflorescence. The flowers are pink with a dark red tip....

(wall fumitory).

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