| Family | RUTACEAE |
| Genus species | Ruta montana (L.) L. |
| Bibliography | Amoen. Acad. 3: 52 (1756) |
| Native Range | Medit. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | leaves bi- or tripinnatisect, ultimate segments linear, only 1mm wide, inflorescence dense, petals oblong, on margins sinuate |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Ruta graveolens var. montana L. Ruta legitima All. Ruta montana var. baetica Pau Ruta sylvestris Mill. Ruta tenuifolia Vill. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, FRA France, POR Portugal, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, ITA Italy, TUE Turkey-in-Europe) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., TUR Turkey) |