Apiaceae FAMILY
Bunium ferulaceum
Bunium ferulaceum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Bunium ferulaceum is an erect, herbaceous perennial plant growing 20 - 30cm tall from an ovoid tuber around 20mm long[ 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 for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEastern Mediterranean - Balkans, Greece, Turkey, Levant; E. Europe - Ukraine
HabitatExposed stony mountain slopes in the forest belt[ 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. ].