Ferula moschata (Reinsch) Koso-pol.

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Ferula

Characteristics

Plants 0.5–1 m, pubescent becoming subglabrous. Stem slender, corymbose-branched, lower branches alternate, upper branches verticillate. Leaf blade broadly elliptic-triangular, ternate-2-pinnatisect; ultimate segments oblong or lanceolate, 20–35 × 10–15 mm, remote, rather thick, adaxially glabrous, abaxially pubescent, sometimes sparsely papillose along veins, distally lobed, lobules entire or toothed. Terminal umbel long-pedunculate, lateral umbels 1–2, solitary or opposite, slightly exceeding terminal; umbels 4–6 cm across; bracts absent; rays 6–12, subequal; bracteoles lanceolate; umbellules 9–12-flowered. Stylopodium low-conic, base dilated, margins undulate. Fruit ellipsoid, ca. 7 mm; vittae 1 in each furrow, 2 on commissure. Fl. Jun, fr. Jul.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 1.75
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Mountains of Samarkand at heights of 900 to 1300 metres. Gravel slopes in bushes in Tibet.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 2-6
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses gum material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Asthma (plant exudate), Bronchitis (plant exudate), Expectorants (plant exudate), Parasympatholytics (plant exudate), General tonic for rejuvenation (plant exudate), Uterine diseases (plant exudate), Antispasmodic (unspecified), Apertif (unspecified), Hysteria (unspecified), Nerves (unspecified), Nervine (unspecified), Sedative (unspecified), Spasm (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Amenorrhea (unspecified), Asthma (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Nervous system diseases (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

Ferula moschata unspecified picture

Distribution

Ferula moschata world distribution map, present in China, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:842394-1
WFO ID wfo-0000686695
COL ID 6HS7P
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Peucedanum sumbul Euryangium sumbul Ferula moschata Ferula sumbul Ferula urceolata Sumbulus moschatus