Biology:Ferula moschata

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Ferula moschata
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Botanical illustration
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Root
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Ferula
Species:
F. moschata
Binomial name
Ferula moschata
(H.Reinsch) Koso-Pol.
Synonyms[1]

Ferula moschata (syn. Ferula sumbul), the musk root or sumbul, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, found from Central Asia to western Xinjiang.[1] Its roots are the source of muskroot, a substitute for animal musk in medicinal and perfumery applications.[2]

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