Ferula ovina Boiss.

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Ferula

Characteristics

Plants 50–100 cm. Stems slender, 1–2, rigid, often purplish red, nodes slightly swollen, paniculate-branched, lower branches alternate, upper branches verticillate. Leaf blade ovate, ternate-3–4-pinnatisect; ultimate segments ovate, 5–10 mm, densely hispid, sub-leathery, margins toothed or lobed. Cauline leaves reduced upwards to small, broad, leathery ovate-lanceolate sheaths. Terminal umbel sessile or short-pedunculate, lateral umbels 1–2(–5), exceeding terminal; umbels 4–6 cm across; bracts absent; rays 3–10; bracteoles squamose, deciduous; umbellules 5–12-flowered. Stylopodium low-conic, base dilated. Fruit ellipsoid, 5–10 × 2–5 mm; lateral ribs narrowly winged; vittae 1 in each furrow, 4–8 on commissure, large. Fl. and fr. May–Jul.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.75 - 1.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses animal food
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Therapeutic use Ulcer (plant exudate)
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Images

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Distribution

Ferula ovina world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:842427-1
WFO ID wfo-0000686728
COL ID 6HRVK
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Synonyms

Ferula microcarpa Ferula ovina Ferula pachycarpa Ferula kopetdagensis Ferula stylosa Peucedanum thomsonii Peucedanum ovinum Ferula stewartiana var. affghanica