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Peganum harmala L.
harmal peganum

       
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Photo of Peganum harmala L.
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Peganum harmala L.

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Plant Distribution by State:
Peganum harmala L.

California distribution information
State Distributional Map for Peganum harmala L.
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Peganum harmala L. occures in the following states: Arizona, California, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Washington

 

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.

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

Invasive Information:
Peganum harmala L.

African rue
Syrian rue
harmal shrub
isband
ozallaik
steppenraute

This plant is considered invasive by 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 invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 45 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 the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Peganum harmala L.

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.

 

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Peganum harmala L.

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