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Apiaceae FAMILY

Ferula orientalis

Ferula orientalis

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ferula orientalis is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a taproot; the stem is up to 150cm 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. , 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food flavouring and medicine. The plant is sometimes grown as an ornamental[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate
Native RangeEastern Europe - Ukraine, Bulgaria to western Asia - Turkey, Transcaucasus, Iraq, Iran, Palestine
HabitatRocky slopes; at elevations from 1,600 - 2,900 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. ].