Ferula vesceritensis
Coss. & Durieu ex Trab.
Apiaceae
Ferula tingitana vesceritensis Coss. & Durieu ex Batt.
Common Name:
General Information
Ferula vesceritensis is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a taproot.
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
N. Africa - Algeria, Tunisia, Libya
Habitat
Desert
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Ferula vesceritensis is a plant of arid and semiarid regions in the southern Mediterranean
Ferula species generally can succeed in most soils[
1- Title
- RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956
- Publication
-
- Author
- F. Chittendon.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 1951
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
], though they prefer a deep, fertile, well-drained soil in a sunny position[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
Plants have a long taproot and are intolerant of root disturbance[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
]. They should be planted into their final positions as soon as possible.
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The fresh and dried leaves, flowers and stems are used for the treatment of persistent headache, throat infections and fever, having antioxidant and antibacterial properties[
2237- Title
- The genus Ferula: Ethnobotany, phytochemistry and bioactivities - A review
- Publication
- Industrial Crops & Products 129 (2019) 350-394
- Author
- Mohammadhosseinia M. et al
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2018.12.012
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2019
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
]
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as the seed is ripe in a greenhouse in autumn[
1- Title
- RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956
- Publication
-
- Author
- F. Chittendon.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 1951
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
]. Otherwise sow in mid spring in a greenhouse. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots as soon as they are large enough to handle. Plant them out into their permanent positions whilst still small because the plants dislike root disturbance[
1- Title
- RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956
- Publication
-
- Author
- F. Chittendon.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 1951
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
]. If necessary, give the plants a protective mulch for their first winter outdoors.
Division in autumn. This may be inadvisable due to the plants dislike of root disturbance.
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Useful Temperate Plants Database 2016 by
Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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