Ferulago lutea (Poir.) Grande

Family: Apiaceae

General Appearance

Ferulago lutea (Poir.) Grande / Homotypic Synonyms: Ferula lutea (Poir.) Maire, it is a perennial herb, tall, dark, green, up to 2 m. Stem angled, strongly sulcate. Leaves up to 60 cm long, triangular-ovate in outline, with short, linear lobes. Bracls and braeteoles usually lanceolate, conspicuous. Flowers yellow. Fruits 10-12 mm long, elliptic-oblong to narrowly obovate; dorsal ridges of fruit narrowly winged.

Life Form

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Phytochoria

MED. The native range of this species is Iberian Peninsula, N. Africa.

Distribution in Libya

Reported from the mountain of Cyrenaica (Della–Cella 1817) by Durand & Barratte

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1985) Flora of Libya, Apiaceae Vol. (117) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.

Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest:

PAMPANINI, R. (1931). Prodromo della Flora Cirenaica. – : 349 – under: Ferula sulcata Desf. https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/records/item/14218-prodromo-della-flora-cirenaica

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