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Accession Data:

Ruta graveolens L.

  • Common Name: Common Rue, Herb-of-Grace
  • Family: Rutaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: Southern Europe
  • Habitat: Rocks, old walls and dry hills, mainly on limestone

  • Description: A hardy evergreen herb, Rue produces seeds that can be used for partridge. The bitter leaf can be added to eggs, cheese, fish, or mixed with damson plums and wine to produce a meat sauce. Ornamentaly Rue, is used as a low hedge and the leaves can be used in nosegays.

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199400006
  • Source: Steve ??
  • Accession Date: 05-16-1994
  • Bench: 2102 - MED:Mediterranean B
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 01-08-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eurosid II
  • Order: Sapindales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Rutaceae
  • SubFamily: Rutoideae
  • Tribe: Ruteae
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References (internal):

  • Medicinal Plants
  • Dye Plants
  • Spice Plants
  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • Medicinal Plants - Traditional African Medicine

References (external):

  1. Plants For A Future Website
  2. GlobInMed Database

data regenerated on Wed, 08 Jan 2025 15:15:13 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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Tribe Aurantieae

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Subfamily Aurantioideae
Tribe Citreae

  • Citrinae: Citropsis daweana
  • Citrinae: Citrus aurantiifolia
  • Citrinae: Citrus japonica Nagami
  • Citrinae: Citrus junos
  • Citrinae: Citrus x limon
  • Citrinae: Citrus medica
  • Citrinae: Citrus x pyriformis
  • Citrinae: Citrus reticulata
  • Citrinae: Citrus reticulata Clementine de Nules
  • Citrinae: Citrus trifoliata
  • Triphasiinae: Triphasia trifolia

Subfamily Rutoideae
Tribe Ruteae

  • Ruta graveolens

Subfamily Spathelioideae

  • Cneorum tricoccon
  • Ptaeroxylon obliquum

Subfamily Toddalioideae

  • Casimiroa edulis
  • Dictamnus albus var. purpureus
  • Zanthoxylum simulans
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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