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Rue
Rue
Ruta graveolens
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate shrubland
Range
Balkan Peninsula
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

Rue is an herbaceous plant native to the Mediterranean, with bluish leaves that are prized for their ornamental value. It is also cultivated as a culinary herb, and to a lesser extent as an insect repellent and incense.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Family
Rutaceae
Genus
Ruta
Species
Ruta graveolens