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Ferula gummosa (galbanum)

Synonyms: Ferula erubescens; Ferula galbaniflua; Ferula persica (heterotypic); Peucedanum galbanifluum

Attributes

Edible [1]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [1]  Hermaphrodite
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Pollinators [1]  Flies
Scent [1]  The flowers have an unpleasant smell.
Structure [2]  Herb
Usage [1]  The aromatic gum resin 'Galbanum' is obtained from wounds made in the stem; It is collected by removing soil from around the top of the root and then cutting a slice off the root; It is used medicinally and is also an ingredient of incense; It was an important ingredient of the incense used by the Israelites;
Height [1]  39 inches (1 m)
Width [1]  39 inches (1 m)
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External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

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♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0