Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

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Fumariaceae
Fumaria indica (Hausskn.) Pugsley
(Syn: Fumaria vaillantii var. indica Hausskn.)
English name:
Local name: Pitpapra.
Description:
A small glabrous much branched annual delicate erect herb. Leaves much
dissected, resembling to the family Apiaceae.
Flowers in terminal raceme, tube
like usually white to pale pinkish in colour.
Flowering Period:
February toApril.
Habitat:
Agricultural fields, common with wheat crop.
Uses:
The planthas laxative properties, used for blood purification,
the plant extract used in different diseases of liver, stomach
and skin.
Distribution:
CentralAsia, Pakistan, India andAfghanistan.