Rutaceae FAMILY

Ruta chalepensis

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

The berries are purgative[ 8 Title Free for All. Publication Author Ceres. Publisher Thorsons Publishers Year 1977 ISBN 0-7225-0445-4 Description Edible wild plants in Britain. Small booklet, nothing special. ].

Botanical Description

Ruta chalepensis is an evergreen shrub that can grow up to 0.75 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurope - Mediterranean.

HabitatRocky places, woods, dry banks and thickets[ 89 Title Flowers of the Mediterranean. Publication Author Polunin. O. and Huxley. A. Publisher Hogarth Press Year 1987 ISBN 0-7012-0784-1 Description A very readable pocket flora that is well illustrated. Gives some information on plant uses. ], usually on limestone[ 245 Title Scented Flora of the World. Publication Author Genders. R. Publisher Robert Hale. London. Year 1994 ISBN 0-7090-5440-8 Description An excellent, comprehensive book on scented plants giving a few other plant uses and brief cultivation details. There are no illustrations. ].