Apiaceae FAMILY
Ferula kokanica
Ferula kokanica
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ferula kokanica is a monocarpic perennial plant growing from a taproot. It produces a solitary, stout stem growing around 100cm tall[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild and used as an ingredient in cosmetics.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeCentral Asia - Kirgizstan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, northwest India
HabitatStony slopes in shrub belt; at elevations around 2,400 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. ].