Ferula gummosa Boiss.

Galbanum (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Ferula

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows on the steppes. It suits hardiness zones 5-9.
More
Herbaceous slopes in steppes.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 2-6
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses food food additive gum material medicinal
Edible gums roots
Therapeutic use Acne vulgaris (plant exudate), Anthelmintics (plant exudate), Antinematodal agents (plant exudate), Asthma (plant exudate), Bronchitis (plant exudate), Colic (plant exudate), Edema (plant exudate), Expectorants (plant exudate), Flatulence (plant exudate), Inflammation (plant exudate), Parasympatholytics (plant exudate), General tonic for rejuvenation (plant exudate), Uterine diseases (plant exudate), Antispasmodic (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Spasm (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Swelling (unspecified), Uterotonic (unspecified), Carminative (unspecified), Inflammation (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Resolvent (unspecified), Rheumatism (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°) -14
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Ferula gummosa unspecified picture

Distribution

Ferula gummosa world distribution map, present in Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Turkmenistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:842298-1
WFO ID wfo-0000686585
COL ID 6HRS8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Peucedanum galbanifluum Ferula galbaniflua Ferula gummosa