| Family | RUTACEAE |
| Genus species | Ruta graveolens L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 383 (1753) |
| Native Range | n. Balkan Peninsula, Krym |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Description | leaves petiolate, in outline ovate-triangular, finely pinnate, ultimate segments spathulate-oblong, flowers in corymb, bracts lanceolate, calyx lobes triangular, acute |
| Size | 30-40cm |
| 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 altera Mill. Ruta ciliata Mill. Ruta crithmifolia Moris ex DC. Ruta divaricata Ten. Ruta diversifolia Wender. Ruta graveolens var. crithmifolia (Moric. ex DC.) Bartl. Ruta graveolens var. divaricata (Ten.) Alef. Ruta graveolens ssp. divaricata (Ten.) P.Fourn. Ruta graveolens ssp. hortensis (Mill.) P.Fourn. Ruta graveolens var. macrophylla (Sol.) Alef. Ruta graveolens var. variegata Weston Ruta graveolens f. variegata (Weston) Zabel Ruta graveolens var. vulgaris Alef. Ruta holopetala Kit. Ruta hortensis Mill. Ruta intermedia Steud. Ruta macrophylla Sol. Ruta officinalis Pall. Ruta subtripinnata Miq. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym) |