The next most common Fumitory after Common Fumitory

Easily mis-identified as : Common Fumitory; the differences between the two are highlighted in the picture captions.

There are three sub-species :

• Common Ramping Fumitory (Fumaria muralis ssp. boraei)
• A Ramping Fumitory (Fumaria muralis ssp. muralis) extant in less than three hectads
• Davey's Ramping Fumitory (Fumaria muralis ssp. neglecta) seemingly extinct in the UK!

Some similarities to : many other Fumitories

Superficial resemblance to : Climbing Corydalis in that the flowers are somewhat similar, but this has white flowers, un-lobed leaves, and tendrils with which it can climb.

Fumitories contain the alkaloid Fumarine (not to be confused with the coumarine derivative Fumarin which is not an alkaloid). Fumarine is otherwise known as Protopine, a benzylisoQuinoline alkaloid found in Berberis species. Common Ramping Fumitory also contains Stylopine and Fumaricine.

ISOQUINOLINE ALKALOIDS These isoquinoline alkaloids are found within Common Ramping Fumitory. Protopine is also known as Fumarine (which should not be confused with the similarly spelled Fumarin which is a coumarin derivative and not an alkaloid). Protopine has anti-bacterial properties. Stylopine is another Berberine isoqoquinoline alkaloid, as is Protopine. It is also found in Greater Celandine, another member of the Papaveraceae Family and experiments suggest that it may contribute to the anti-inflammatory action of the yellowish juice which oozes from broken stems of Greater Celandine. The last, Fumaricine, is a spiro compound and acts as an anti-inflammatory.

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