Apiaceae FAMILY

Ferula rigidula

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ferula rigidula is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a taproot; the stem can be 70 - 120cm tall[ 93 Title Flora of Turkey. Publication Author Davis. P. H. Publisher Edinburgh University Press Year 1965 ISBN - Description Not for the casual reader, this is an immense work in many volumes. Some details of plant uses and habitats. ]. This species is a minor commercial source of the medicinal and culinary gum asafoetida, which is mainly obtained from Ferula assa-foetida[ 2238 Title Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic Activity of Extracts of Ferula heuffelii Griseb. ex Heuff. and Its Metabolites Publication Chemistry and Biodiversity, Vol. 12 (2015) 1585-1594 Author Pavlovic I. et al Publisher Year 2015 ISBN Description ]

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Turkey, Caucasus, Iran

HabitatRocky places; at elevations from 850 - 2,370 metres[ 93 Title Flora of Turkey. Publication Author Davis. P. H. Publisher Edinburgh University Press Year 1965 ISBN - Description Not for the casual reader, this is an immense work in many volumes. Some details of plant uses and habitats. ].