Adlumia fungosa

Adlumia fungosa (= Adlumia cirrhosa, Fumaria fungosa), commonly known as Allegheny Vine, Climbing Fumitory, Mountain Fringe, is a climber.

Contents 1 Naming 2 Taxonomy 3 Characteristics 3.1 Growth 3.2 Wood and Bark 3.3 Leaves 3.4 Flowers and Fruit 3.5 Root System 4 Distribution 5 Cultivation 6 Uses 7 Maintenance 8 Varities and Cultivars 9 Poisonousness 10 Pests and Diseases 11 Man and Adlumia fungosa 11.1 History 11.2 Adlumia fungosa in art 11.3 Symbolism 11.4 Superstition 12 See also 13 References 13.1 Literature 13.2 Footnotes 14 Non-commercial Links

[edit] Naming

Adlumia fungosa was already described and the name validly published by William Aiton. It was not until 1888, however, that Nathaniel Lord Britton, Emerson Ellick Sterns and Justus Ferdinand Poggenburg reclassified it into todays valid botanical systematics based on a prior description by Edward Lee Greene.

[edit] Taxonomy

The Allegheny Vine is the single species in the genus Adlumia which belongs to the family of the Fumariaceae (Fumitory Family).

[edit] Characteristics

[edit] Growth

The climbers grow to a height of approximately 5 meters.

[edit] Wood and Bark

[edit] Leaves

Adlumia fungosa is a decidious plant with bipinnate leaves. The leaves are arranged opposite one another. They are pale green.

[edit] Flowers and Fruit

The flowers are tubular and pink. The plants bloom from July to October. The flowers are arranged in panicles.

[edit] Root System

[edit] Distribution

Adlumia fungosa is native to eastern Canada, the Northeast of the US, the central Northeast of the US, North Carolina and Tennessee.

[edit] Cultivation

The Allegheny Vine prefers a sunny to half shady site and can withstand temperatures down to -23,3º C. It grows best in sandy or pebbly, loamy soil that is moist.

[edit] Uses

[edit] Maintenance

[edit] Varities and Cultivars

[edit] Poisonousness

 Please read the health issues note! 

[edit] Pests and Diseases

[edit] Man and Adlumia fungosa

[edit] History

[edit] Adlumia fungosa in art

[edit] Symbolism

[edit] Superstition

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] Literature

• Walter Erhardt, Erich Götz, Nils Bödeker, Siegmund Seybold: Der große Zander. Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8001-5406-7. (Ger.)
• Christoper Brickell (Editor-in-chief): RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Third edition. Dorling Kindersley, London 2003, ISBN 0-7513-3738-2.
• efloras.org

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] Non-commercial Links

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• United States Department of Agriculturees:Adlumia fungosafr:Adlumia fungosa