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Taxonomy
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TAXON
Ferula narthex Boiss.
FAMILY
Apiaceae Lindl.
ALTERNATE FAMILY
nom. cons.
GENUS
Ferula L.
SPECIES
narthex Boiss. Fl. orient. 2:994. 1872-1873
Plant Description
Plants 1.5-2 m tall. Root thick, fusiform. Stem base fibrous. Leaves large, bipinnate; segments oblong; margin entire to sinuate. Umbels axillary, regularly distributed from the base to the top of the plant, not pubescent. Rays up to 30. Petals yellow, deciduous. Fruit 10-12 mm long; furrows 1-(2)-vittate; vittae large, sometimes branched; commissure 4-6-vittate, unequal and variable.
