Apiaceae
Ferula

Ferula orientalis L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 247 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Bulgaria to Krym, E. Türkiye to Israel and NW. Iran. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bulgaria, Iran, Iraq, Krym, Palestine, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Ukraine

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ghazanfar, S.A. & Edmondson, J.R. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Iraq 5(2): 1-349. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) in Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2012). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 3(2): 1-623. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.

Flora of Iraq

  • Chamberlain & Rech. f. in Fl. Iranica 162: 418 (1987).
  • Grossh., Fl. Kavk. ed. 2, 7: 109 (1967);
  • Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. ed. 1: 247 (1753);
  • Peşmen in Fl. Turk. 4: 445 (1972);

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) in Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2012). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 3(2): 1-623. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • von Raab-Straube, E. (ed.) (2005-2022). The Euro+Med PlantBase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/query.asp.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Kotschy, K.G.T. [419] Iraq Ferula schlechtendalii K001097246 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kotschy, K.G.T. [419] Iraq Ferula schlechtendalii K001097247 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Iraq

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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