Ferula narthex Boiss.

Ferula (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Ferula

Characteristics

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 2.5 m tall. The roots are thick and the stem base is fibrous. The leaves are large and twice divided. The segments are oblong. The edges can be entire or have teeth. The flowers are in groups of up to 30. They are yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.5
Root system fibrous-root tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in grassy slopes at about 3,600 m above sea level in Tibet. It suits hardiness zone 7-10.
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Grassy slopes at elevations around 3600 metres in Tibet.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 2-6
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

The green shoots are eaten as a vegetable. The gum is used as a condiment.
Uses animal food food gum material medicinal
Edible gums leaves roots shoots stems
Therapeutic use Flatulence (leaf), Diaphoretic (leaf), Abdominal pain (plant exudate), Abortifacient agents (plant exudate), Anthelmintics (plant exudate), Anti-bacterial agents (plant exudate), Antiemetics (plant exudate), Antifungal agents (plant exudate), Antineoplastic agents (plant exudate), Antioxidants (plant exudate), Asthma (plant exudate), Bronchitis (plant exudate), Cardiovascular diseases (plant exudate), Colic (plant exudate), Constipation (plant exudate), Contraceptive agents (plant exudate), Dyspepsia (plant exudate), Expectorants (plant exudate), Flatulence (plant exudate), Nervous system diseases (plant exudate), Otitis media (plant exudate), Parasympatholytics (plant exudate), Pneumonia (plant exudate), Sterilization, reproductive (plant exudate), Whooping cough (plant exudate), Abortifacient agents (root), Antipyretics (root), Anti-infective agents (seed), Antioxidants (seed), Liver diseases (stem), Fever (unspecified), Anti-infective agents (unspecified), Asthma (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Expectorants (unspecified), Flatulence (unspecified), Hysteria (unspecified), Parasympatholytics (unspecified), Whooping cough (unspecified), Anti-bacterial agents (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from fresh seed. It can also be grown by division.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Ferula narthex world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan

Conservation status

Ferula narthex threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:842398-1
WFO ID wfo-0000686700
COL ID 6HS82
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Peucedanum narthex Ferula narthex Ferula koelzii