Apiaceae FAMILY
Ferula violacea
Ferula violacea
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ferula violacea is a monocarpic perennial plant growing from a taproot; the stems can grow 100 - 150cm tall[ 2160 Title Illustrated Flora of Tajikistan and adjacent areas Publication Author Nowak. A. & Nobis M. Editors) Publisher Polish Botanical Society, Warsaw, Poland Year 2020 ISBN 978-83-954123-5-6 Description An excellent book, with one or more good photographs and terse information on 1,864 species of plants from Tajikistan - and it is made available free on a Creative Commons licence. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeCentral Asia - Tadzhikistan
HabitatSteppes, xeric shrubs, thermophilous shrubs, among almond trees, in pistachio woodlands, among sumacs, on hay fields and on wild slopes; at elevations from 1,000 - 1,900 metres[ 2160 Title Illustrated Flora of Tajikistan and adjacent areas Publication Author Nowak. A. & Nobis M. Editors) Publisher Polish Botanical Society, Warsaw, Poland Year 2020 ISBN 978-83-954123-5-6 Description An excellent book, with one or more good photographs and terse information on 1,864 species of plants from Tajikistan - and it is made available free on a Creative Commons licence. ].