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*Ruta graveolens Linnaeus. Common name: Rue, Herb-of-grace. Phenology: May-Aug; Jun-Sep. Habitat: Cultivated in gardens as a medicinal herb, persistent and rarely escaping, sometimes locally abundant in pastures over limestone or gravelly floodplains. Distribution: Native of Eurasia.

Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia

Other Comments: This plant causes dermatitis in some people, apparently by removing the skin's sun-resistance. Ruta has a disagreeable smell, and has toxic properties.

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA13, G, Il, K4, Mi, Mo3, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, S13, Tx, WV. Basionym: Ruta graveolens L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Ruta graveolens - FNA13

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native range: Europe



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