Apiaceae FAMILY

Ferula moschata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ferula moschata is a perennial plant growing from a thick taproot; it produces one to a few slender stems that can grow around 50 - 100cm tall[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental in gardens.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeCentral Asia to western China - Kirgizstan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang

HabitatMountains of Samarkand; at elevations from 900 - 1,300 metres[ 4 Title A Modern Herbal. Publication Author Grieve. Publisher Penguin Year 1984 ISBN 0-14-046-440-9 Description Not so modern (1930's?) but lots of information, mainly temperate plants. ]. Scrub on gravelly slopes; at elevations of 1,500 - 1,600 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].