Bunium ferulaceum Sm.

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Bunium

Characteristics

A short perennial herb. It has round tubers at the roots. The stem is erect or curves upwards. The leaves are 2-3 divided with leaflets along the stalks. The lobes are narrow and taper to a point. The flowers are in white umbels.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Exposed stony mountain slopes in the forest belt.
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It is a Mediterranean plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

The tubers are eaten raw after peeling. The small tubers are cooked and eaten.
Uses medicinal
Edible roots tubers
Therapeutic use Astringent (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Bunium ferulaceum unspecified picture

Distribution

Bunium ferulaceum world distribution map, present in Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Greece, Israel, Lebanon, Montenegro, Turkey, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:838919-1
WFO ID wfo-0000574867
COL ID NV3C
BDTFX ID 78011
INPN ID 161799
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Synonyms

Bunium ferulifolium f. pumilum Pimpinella ferulifolia Bunium ferulaceum Bunium majus Carum brachycarpum Carum divaricatum Carum incrassatum Sium ferulifolium Bulbocastanum incrassatum Bunium divaricatum Bunium incrassatum Bunium majus Apium ferulaceum Carum ferulaceum Carum ferulifolium Diaphycarpus incrassatus Bunium brachycarpum Bunium ferulaceum var. brachycarpum Bunium ferulifolium Bunium ferulaceum f. pumilum