Apiaceae
Ferulago

Ferulago carduchorum Boiss. & Hausskn.

First published in P.E.Boissier, Fl. Orient. 2: 1005 (1872)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Türkiye to Iran. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Ghazanfar, S. A. & Edmondson, J. R (Eds). (2014) Flora of Iraq, Volume 5 Part 2: Lythraceae to Campanulaceae.

Morphology General Habit
Height and habit unknown, but probably at least 1 m tall (see Bernardi, 1.8 m or more)
Morphology Stem
Stem strongly angular-sulcate, with scattered stellate-floccose hairs above and covered, as is the whole plant, with dense minute clavate hairs (older parts often ± glabrescent)
Morphology Leaves
Lower leaves deltoid-ovate, to 50 cm, rigid, tripinnately decomposite with distant divisions, ultimate segments remote, linear, 2–12 × 0.6–1 mm, all divisions striate to canaliculate; sheaths very narrow, firm and striate, to 5 cm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Partial umbels 10–12-flowered, flowers ± 2 mm in diameter, not opening wide, fruiting pedicels 1.5–4 mm Inflorescence narrowly thyrsoid, opposite or verticillate branches short but slender, pedunculiform 2.5–4 cm, or longer and more slender with additional lateral umbels, but not short with pairs of large, sheath-like bracts, terminal umbel usually very shortly pedunculate Umbels with 7–15 rays, fruiting rays 7–25 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals greenish yellow to yellow, shortly hairy on the dorsal surface
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Involucre
Involucre and involucel of 4–6 lanceolate, deflexed bracts and bracteoles
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary hairy
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit (immature) ellipsoid-oblong, 7–8 × 5 mm with primary ribs narrowly winged, distant from the slender laterals, vittae 6 on the commissural face, 8 dorsally
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
Styles 1–2 mm, deflexed; stylopodia depressed.
Distribution
W & S Iran.
[FIQ]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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