Apiaceae FAMILY
Ferula paniculata
Ferula paniculata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ferula paniculata is a perennial plant growing from a taproot; it produces a single stout stem (rarely 2 - 4) growing around 100 - 150cm tall[ 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 resin
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeCentral to eastern Asia - Kazakhstan, Mongolia, western China (Xinjiang)
HabitatDesert gravels; at elevations from 400 - 1,100 metres[ 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. ].