Family: Rutaceae Juss.
Distribution: Eurasian species – Southern and Central Europe, Western a Central Asia, China.
Habitat: Grows on sunny and dry slopes and forested steppes on lime-rich soils.
Description: Perennial, aromatic herb, erect stems, 40-100 cm high. Odd-pinnate leaves, leaflets ovate or lanceolate, dark green. Flowers in terminal racemes, petals purple or white, flowers from May to June. The fruit is a capsule.
Endangering and Protection: Dictamnus albus is a strictly protected plant in some countries (CZ, PL).
Note: The essential oil of Dictamnus is inflammable, can also cause allergic skin reactions in hypersensitive individuals.
Photos: from 29. 5. to 15. 6. 2003 (the Czech Republic, Brno, Hády and Brno, Říčky) and 29. 5. 2004 (CR, Bořetice).
Distribution of species in the Czech Republic:
