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Peganum nigellastrum

Family
Tetradiclidaceae (Tetradiclid family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
S. Siberia to N. China
Climate
temperate

About

Peganum nigellastrum (Chinese: 骆驼蒿; pinyin: luo tuo hao) is a plant species in the genus Peganum. "Peganum nigellastrum is distributed in China (west and west north of Pekin) and east Siberia (near Khyagt village). This species

has also been recorded in the subprovinces of Mongolia and Tsinhai" and is found in the Hami region, a prefecture-level city, of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China.

Safety

The plant contains phytochemicals:

Canthin-6-one alkaloids:

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Peganum nigellastrum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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