Ruta angustifolia Pers.

Rue à feuilles étroites (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Ruta

Characteristics

A shrub.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.44
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.14
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

The fruited aerial parts are used for a herbal tea. The stems and leaves are used to make a liqueur.
Uses medicinal tea
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Cough (leaf), Earache (leaf), Wart (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Anthelmintics (unspecified), Anticonvulsants (unspecified), Antipyretics (unspecified), Contraceptive agents (unspecified), Counterirritant (unspecified), Menstruation-inducing agents (unspecified), Parasympatholytics (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Ruta angustifolia habit picture by francois tissot (cc-by-sa)
Ruta angustifolia habit picture by Arthur Coutin (cc-by-sa)
Ruta angustifolia habit picture by Alain Cervantes (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Ruta angustifolia leaf picture by Angel Bereje (cc-by-sa)
Ruta angustifolia leaf picture by curzio pietro (cc-by-sa)
Ruta angustifolia leaf picture by Calypso Oceano (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Ruta angustifolia flower picture by Estañol Franch Jordi (cc-by-sa)
Ruta angustifolia flower picture by Pablo Velasco (cc-by-sa)
Ruta angustifolia flower picture by Lucie Castel (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Ruta angustifolia fruit picture by Philippe Macquet (cc-by-sa)
Ruta angustifolia fruit picture by Philippe Macquet (cc-by-sa)
Ruta angustifolia fruit picture by Cécile Fukari (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ruta angustifolia world distribution map, present in Algeria, Spain, France, Gibraltar, Croatia, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:775060-1
WFO ID wfo-0000463817
COL ID 4TSZS
BDTFX ID 58973
INPN ID 119707
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Synonyms

Ruta angustifolia