Classical name.

Aromatic (sometimes pungently so) perennial herbs and subshrubs. Leaves alternate, 2-3 times dissected, gland-dotted. Flowers in terminal clusters, the sepals and petals 4, hooded and generally fringed. Stamens 8 or 10. Ovary 4-5-lobed; styles united. Fruit a 4-5-chambered capsule.

Grown mostly in herb gardens for the attractive bluish foliage.

Division and seeds.

Various medicinal properties.

Leaflets 3, subdivided; flowers yellow, sepals and petals 4; stamens 8 or 10; fruit a capsule.

About 40 species from the Mediterranean to W Asia.

Source: Spencer, R. (2002). Rutaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 4. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 3. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.