Image to followAI-generated illustrationRuta graveolens
Ruta graveolens
FamilyGenus: Rutanative in Germany
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About this species
Ruta graveolens is a broad-leaved herbaceous perennial that blooms from June to August. Introduced and established in Great Britain, it typically occurs in sunny, dry, calcareous grasslands.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
Ruta graveolens is an introduced and established plant in Great Britain. Its ecological impact is not known.
Annual cycle
Flowering takes place from June to August. Being a herbaceous perennial, the plant sends up new growth each spring from a persistent rootstock.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Trocken
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Flowering period
Jun – Aug
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.414 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
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Light: Full sun
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Soil: Nutrient-poor, well-drained, preferably alkaline
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Watering: Drought-tolerant; water sparingly once established
Scientific profile
Ruta graveolens is a herbaceous, non-woody perennial belonging to the Rutaceae family. It has broad leaves and typically reaches a height of about 0.4 m. From June to August, it produces flowers. The species is adapted to full sun and dry conditions, preferring calcareous, nutrient-poor soils. It occurs in extensive grassland and nutrient-poor meadow habitats, and it tolerates only low levels of disturbance. The plant forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations and produces small seeds with a mean diaspore mass of approximately 2 mg. In Great Britain, Ruta graveolens is introduced and established.
Pollinators & visitors
8 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Pararge aegeriaPapilio machaonPolistes dominulaVanessa atalantaApis melliferaVespa crabroVespa velutina nigrithoraxAndrena fulva
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Baden-Böhm F, App M, Thiele J (2022) — The FloRes Database: A floral resources trait database for pollinator habitat-assessment generated by a multistep workflow. Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Dryad, DOI: 10.5061/dryad.djh9w0w29 (CC0)
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Checklist Alien Plants Belgium — Verloove F (2023), Botanic Garden Meise (CC BY 4.0)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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