| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Rupicapnos africana (Lam.) Pomel |
| Bibliography | Nouv. Mat. Fl. Atl. 1: 240 (1874) |
| Native Range | Algeria |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | leaves mainly basal, 8-10cm, pinnatisect, with grey-green, oblong-eliptic or cuneate segments, flowers 12-16 mm long in corymbose inflorescence, spur 4mm long |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | pink, purple, white |
| Bloom | summer, autumn |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Fumaria africana Lam. Fumaria africana var. graciliflora (Pomel) Batt. & Trab. Fumaria africana var. speciosa (Pomel) Batt. & Trab. Fumaria corymbosa Desf. Rupicapnos africana ssp. corymbosa (Desf.) Maire Rupicapnos africana ssp. graciliflora (Pomel) Maire Rupicapnos africana ssp. speciosa (Pomel) Maire Rupicapnos corymbosa Pomel Rupicapnos graciliflora Pomel Rupicapnos speciosa Pomel |
| Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria) |