Apiaceae FAMILY

Ferula lehmannii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ferula lehmannii is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a taproot; the erect, slender stem is around 40 - 50cm 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.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeCentral and eastern Asia - Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, western China (Xinjiang), Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan

HabitatSandy places on low mountain slopes; at elevations from 1,000 - 1,100 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. ]. Sandy-clayey deserts, among wormwood[ 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. ].