Peganum harmala L.
الحرمل
Wild Rue, Harmal
Nitrariaceae
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Morphological Description
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Description
Perennial, much-branched, herbaceous shrub up to 50 cm tall. Leaves irregularly, palmately and or pinnately divided into narrow, acute or obtuse lobes. Flowers solitary terminal. Calyx lobes 5, dentate or obtuse lobed. Petals 5, white, oblong, up to 17 mm long. Fruit 3-chambered capsules. Seed small, 3-4 x 1.3-3 mm, angular, irregular, black, tubercled.
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Description
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Habitat and Distribution
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Geographical Distribution Range
This Irano-Turanian and Saharo-Arabian species is distributed from Morocco and Spain to India, China and Mongolia. For the Arabian Peninsula, it is native to Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Yemen and has also been inroduced in France, Hungary, the United States and South Africa.
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Ecology
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Phenology
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IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
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Remarks
The arabic name can be confusing as it is called ḥarmal as the species Rhazia stricta
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Phenology
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Uses and Values
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Aromatic and Medicinal Use
Aromatic usages; Medicinal use
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Description of Traditional Uses
A highly significant plant used as incense, in medicinal poultices, and for various ritualistic purposes.
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Aromatic and Medicinal Use
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