Status: Exotic
Synonyms:
None
Peganum harmala smells foul when crushed. It is a much branched suffrutescent perennial. The leaves are pinnatifid with linear, glabrous segments. There are four or five white petals that have greenish veins visible and 8-10 stamens with filaments that are dilated at the base. The fruit is a nearly globose capsule that contains many seeds. Peganum harmala is found in dry waste areas.
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Peganum harmala, photo Russ Kleinman, Hwy 180 at Ridge Road (Grant County Airport Road), July 12, 2009
Peganum harmala, photo Russ Kleinman, Hwy 180 at Ridge Road (Grant County Airport Road), July 12, 2009
Peganum harmala, fruit, photo Russ Kleinman, Hwy 180 at Ridge Road (Grant County Airport Road), July 12, 2009
Peganum harmala, seeds, photo Russ Kleinman, Hwy 180 at Ridge Road (Grant County Airport Road), July 12, 2009
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