Ferula olivacea (Diels) H.Wolff ex Hand.-mazz.

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Ferula

Characteristics

Plants 30–60 cm, glabrous throughout, glaucous. Stem solitary, corymbose-branched, branches alternate, remote. Basal leaves short-petiolate; blade broadly ovate, 2–3-pinnatisect; ultimate segments broadly elliptic or ovate, pinnatifid, lobules elliptic or obovate, rather thick, veins elevated abaxially, base cuneate, decurrent, margin toothed, apex mucronate. Umbels terminal on stem and branches, ca. 12 cm across; bracts absent or few, linear, unequal, occasionally foliaceous, deciduous; rays 8–16, unequal; bracteoles linear, persistent; umbellules 10–20-flowered; pedicels unequal, 5–10 mm. Petals yellowish green. Stylopodium low-conic, base thickened. Fruit oblong or ellipsoid, ca. 10 × 5 mm; vittae 1 in each furrow, 2 on commissure. Fl. and fr. May–Jul.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.6
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AprMayJun
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OctNovDec
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Ferula olivacea world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:842420-1
WFO ID wfo-0000686721
COL ID 6HS7G
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Synonyms

Ferula olivacea Peucedanum olivaceum