Cneoridium dumosum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cneoridium dumosum (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) Baill.

Bush rue, Bushrue

Cneoridium dumosum is a shrub that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~643 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Cneoridium
Family:	Rutaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Severe phytophotodermatitis from touching the seed, leaf or stem of this plant.

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Pitavia dumosa

Information about Cneoridium dumosum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CNDU) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
Tunget et al.: Sunlight and the plant: a toxic combination: A severe case of phytophotodermatitis occurred in a patient who had spent several hours walking through an area densely populated with Cneoridium dumosum. photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/01/2025).