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Peganum harmala L.
harmal peganum

       
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Photo of Peganum harmala L.
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Images:
Peganum harmala L.

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Distribution:
Peganum harmala L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AZ, CA, MT, NM, NV, OR, TX, WA)
 

Related Taxa:
Peganum harmala L.

View 9 genera in Zygophyllaceae, 2 species in Peganum
 

Classification:
Peganum harmala L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Sapindales
Family Zygophyllaceae – Creosote-bush family
Genus Peganum L. – peganum
Species Peganum harmala L. – harmal peganum
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Peganum harmala L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Arizona:
African rue, Syrian rue              Prohibited noxious weed
California:
harmel              A list (noxious weeds)
Colorado:
African rue              A list (noxious weeds)
Nevada:
African rue              Noxious weed
New Mexico:
African rue              Class B noxious weed
Oregon:
African rue              "A" designated weed
African rue              Quarantine
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Peganum harmala L.

African rue
Syrian rue
harmal shrub
isband
ozallaik
steppenraute

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Peganum harmala L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Peganum harmala L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 29053.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

 

Related Web Sites:
Peganum harmala L.

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