Ferula

For other uses, see Ferula (disambiguation).

Ferula
Ferula communis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Scandiceae
Subtribe: Ferulinae
Genus: Ferula
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Synonyms[1]
List
    • Agasulis Raf.
    • Buniotrinia Stapf & Wettst.
    • Dardanis Raf.
    • Diserneston Jaub. & Spach
    • Dorema D.Don
    • Eriosynaphe DC.
    • Euryangium Kauffm.
    • Merwia B.Fedtsch.
    • Narthex Falc.
    • Pinacantha Gilli
    • Polycyrtus Schltdl.
    • Schumannia Kuntze
    • Scorodosma Bunge
    • Soranthus Ledeb.
    • Sumbulus H.Reinsch
    • Talassia Korovin

Ferula (from Latin ferula, 'rod') is a genus of about 220 species of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, native to the Mediterranean region east to central Asia, mostly growing in arid climates. Many plants of this genus, especially F. communis, are referred to as "giant fennel," although they are not fennel in the strict sense.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Ferula Tourn. ex L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  2. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Ferula
  3. ^ Flora of Pakistan, Ferula Linn