Ferula gracilis Ledeb.

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Ferula

Characteristics

Plants 50–80 cm, sparsely pubescent. Stem slender, erect, solitary, paniculate-branched from middle, branches alternate. Basal leaves short-petiolate; blade broadly ovate, ternate-2–3-pinnatisect; ultimate segments ovate or oblong-elliptic, pinnatifid, lobules lanceolate, ca. 5–10 mm, adaxially glabrous, abaxially sparsely pubescent, thin-papery. Cauline leaves reduced upwards, uppermost leaves bladeless, sheaths lanceolate, deciduous. Terminal umbel pedunculate or subsessile, lateral umbels 1–2, pedunculate, usually slightly shorter than terminal; bracts absent; rays 4–8, unequal; bracteoles lanceolate, membranous, deciduous; umbellules 10–15-flowered. Stylopodium low-conic, base dilated; styles elongate. Fruit ellipsoid, 5–7 mm; vittae 1 in each furrow, 2 on commissure. Fl. Jun, fr. Jul.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 0.8
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Distribution

Ferula gracilis world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:842292-1
WFO ID wfo-0000686577
COL ID 6HRRV
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Synonyms

Peucedanum dubium Peucedanum gracile Ferula gracilis