Ferula communis

Ferula communis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Apiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Apiales

Familia: Apiaceae
Subfamilia: Apioideae
Tribus: Scandiceae
Subtribus: Ferulinae
Genus: Ferula
Species: Ferula communis
Subspecies: F. c. subsp. brevifolia – F. c. subsp. cardonae – F. c. subsp. catalaunica – F. c. subsp. communis – F. c. subsp. linkii

Name

Ferula communis L., Sp. Pl.: 246 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Peucedanum ferula Baill., Hist. Pl. 7: 186 (1879), nom. nov.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Great Britain (introduced). Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia, Yemen. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 246. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Ferula communis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Apr 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Ferula communis. Published online. Accessed: 19 Apr 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Ferula communis. Accessed: 19 Apr 2025.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Ferula communis in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Apr 19.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ferula communis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Gemeines Steckenkraut
• español: Cañaheja
• suomi: Välimerenkeltaputki
• français: Férule Commune
• italiano: Finocchiaccio

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