Ferula bungeana Kitag.

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Ferula

Characteristics

Plants 30–60 cm. Stems slender, 2–3 × corymbose-branched, lower branches alternate, upper branches opposite or verticillate. Basal leaves rosetted; blade broadly ovate or triangular, 2–3-pinnatisect; ultimate segments glaucous-blue, long-elliptic or ovate, 1–3 × 1–2 mm, pinnatifid, lobules cuneate-obovate, apex 3-triangular-toothed, sub-leathery, rigid, densely pubescent, base cuneate, apex mucronate. Cauline leaves few, uppermost leaves bladeless, petioles wholly sheathing. Umbels 4–12(–25) cm across; bracts absent or 1–2, subulate; rays 4–15, unequal, spreading; bracteoles 3–5, linear-lanceolate, unequal; umbellules 5–12-flowered. Stylopodium low-conic, base dilated. Fruit broadly ellipsoid, 10–15 × 4–6 mm; lateral ribs narrowly winged; vittae 1 in each furrow, 2 on commissure. Fl. and fr. May–Jul.
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A herb. It grows 30-60 cm tall. The stems are slender. The leaves at the base are in a ring. They are oval or triangle shaped and divided. There are a few leaves on the stems.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.6
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JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

The leaves and stems are boiled and used as seasoning.
Uses animal food condiment medicinal seasoning
Edible leaves stems
Therapeutic use -
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Ferula bungeana world distribution map, present in China and Mongolia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:842212-1
WFO ID wfo-0000686483
COL ID 6HSBF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Peucedanum rigidum Ferula bungeana