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Peganum harmala

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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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Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 1

Relationship to People

Invasive or Introduced Species 2

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

GNR Unranked 3

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 4

Scientific Name

Peganum harmala 5

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated 6

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Sources

1. Peganum harmala (Wikipedia)

Introduction
Peganum harmala, commonly called wild rue, Syrian rue, African rue, esfand or espand, or harmel (among other similar pronunciations and spellings), is a perennial, herbaceous plant, with a woody underground rootstock, of the family Nitrariaceae, usually growing in saline soils in temperate desert and Mediterranean regions.
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Peganum harmala, commonly called wild rue, Syrian rue, African rue, esfand or espand, or harmel (among other similar pronunciations and spellings), is a perennial, herbaceous plant, with a woody underground rootstock, of the family Nitrariaceae, usually growing in saline soils in temperate desert an

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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.

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3. NatureServe Explorer: Peganum harmala

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"roundedGRank": "GNR"

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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Sapindales

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12438

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"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Sapindales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]

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5. Wikipedia: Peganum harmala

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6. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Peganum harmala

GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 3189912, category field

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"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"

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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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Wikidata: Peganum harmala

Child Taxon Of: Sapindales, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
In Biome: Desert, Introduction

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