Apiaceae FAMILY
Ferula longifolia
Ferula longifolia
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ferula longifolia is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a taproot that is around 10mm thick in the upper part; the stem is around 60 - 70cm tall[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEastern Europe to central Asia - Ukraine, Caucasus, eastern European Russia, Kazakhstan
HabitatCalcareous and clayey slopes, pebbly and clayey steppes in S. E. Europe[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].