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Rue

Ruta graveolens

Photo by ceherzog
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Field Notes

Description:

This strongly-scented evergreen is very bitter. It was used extensively in ancient Middle Eastern and Roman cuisine (according to Apicius), and it is still used in northern Africa. In Italy rue leaves are sometimes added to grappa to obtain grappa alla ruta. Wikipedia

Habitat:

School Garden: Laurel Nokomis School

Notes:

Rue is well known for its symbolic meaning of regret and it has sometimes been called "herb-of-grace" in literary works.

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