Weed
African rue, harmal shrub, isband, ozallaik, steppenraute, Syrian rue, harmel, peganum, harmal peganum
True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.
ObovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.
to triangular
Dark brown
Scattered tubercles and minute stipplesStipples:
Numerous small dots or specks.
Irregular longitudinal ridges; hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
is on the pointed end.
Seed somewhat irregular in shape, mostly straight but sometimes bent. There is no evidence of an organized reticulum, but tubercles and stipplesStipples:
Numerous small dots or specks.
are present.
State Noxious Weed: Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Utah
Not included
For more information, see ISMA fact sheet.
Zygophyllaceae
Peganum harmala L.
