| Family | RUTACEAE |
| Genus species | Ruta chalepensis L. |
| Synonyms | Ruta bracteosa DC. |
| Ruta punctata C.Presl ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch | |
| Ruta ulyssiponensis Houtt. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves subsessile, in outline oblong, finely pinnate, ultimate segments lanceolate or obovate, flowers in compact corymb, sepals triangular, petals fimbriate |
| Size | 15-45cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Baleares , Corse , France , Portugal , Sardegna , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Greece , Italy , Kriti , Sicilia , Yugoslavia ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Libya , Morocco , Tunisia ) Macaronesia (Azores , Canary Is. , Madeira ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Cyprus , East Aegean Is. , Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | RUTACEAE
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