Rutaceae

Bush rue

Cneoridium dumosum (Nutt.) Hook.f. ex Baill.

Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Cneoridium

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Bush rue (Cneoridium dumosum) — FlowerPhoto: Jess Mullins, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Bush rue

Synonyms

Pitavia dumosa Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gary

Flowers

In flower: January to April (from 435 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Jess Mullins, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jason Hill, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Sergey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stockyguy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stacey, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.