Peganum harmala, widely known as wild rue or Syrian rue, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Nitrariaceae. It grows from a woody underground rootstock and is typically found in saline soils across temperate desert and Mediterranean regions. Its English name reflects a resemblance to rue, though the two are not closely related. The plant's seeds carry a high concentration of beta-carboline alkaloids. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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1. Peganum harmala (Wikipedia)
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It grows from a woody underground rootstock and is typically found in saline soils across temperate desert and Mediterranean regions.
2. Wikipedia: Peganum harmala
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It is native to a vast region across North Africa, southern and eastern Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, and parts of South and East Asia, and has been introduced to countries like South Africa, Mexico, France.
3. Wikipedia: Peganum harmala
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