Back ዶግ Amharic كلخ كبير Arabic كلخ كبير ARZ Ferula communis AST Adi ilankölgəsi Azerbaijani Canyaferla Catalan Ferula communis CEB Ferula Corsican Ffenigl mawr Welsh Riesenfenchel German
| Giant fennel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Ferula |
| Species: | F. communis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ferula communis | |
Ferula communis, the giant fennel,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae. It is related to the common fennel (Foeniculum vulgare), which belongs to the same family.
Ferula communis is a tall herbaceous perennial plant. It is found in Mediterranean and East African woodlands and shrublands.[3][failed verification] It was known in antiquity as laser[4] or narthex.[5]
- ^ Rankou, H.; Ouhammou, A.; Taleb, M.; Martin, G. (2015). "Ferula communis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T19349293A53798712. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T19349293A53798712.en. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Flora of Israel Online entry". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- ^ Grocok; Grainger (eds.). Apicius: A critical edition with an introduction and an English translation.[full citation needed]
- ^ Kandeler, R.; Ullrich, W.R. (2009). "Symbolism of plants: Examples from European-Mediterranean culture presented with biology and history of art: MARCH: Silphion and narthex". Journal of Experimental Botany. 60 (3): 715–717. doi:10.1093/jxb/erp041. PMID 19269995.