African-rue

Peganum harmala is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Nitrariaceae family. It is commonly referred to as African-rue in English, a name derived from its resemblance to rue. The plant is adapted to saline soils and is found in temperate desert and Mediterranean regions. Its seeds are notable for containing a high concentration of beta-carboline alkaloids. The species was originally described by Linnaeus in 1753. The type material was designated by El Hadidi, who selected the Clifford sheet from the LINN collection, following a review of the material by Burtt in 1954.