| Ferula narthex | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Ferula |
| Species: | F. narthex |
| Binomial name | |
| Ferula narthex Boiss. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ferula narthex is a species of plant native to Afghanistan, Tajikistan, northern Pakistan and Kashmir. Hugh Falconer noted that this was the source of asafoetida in Central Asia. Although it is often listed as the source of asafoetida, one report stated that its essential oil lacked sulfur-containing compounds which are characteristic of asafoetida.
References
- Plummer, J. (2020). "Ferula narthex". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T156236429A156238252. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Ferula narthex Boiss". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- "Ferula narthex Boiss". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- Falconer, Hugh (1847). "XIV. Description of the Asafœtida Plant of Central Asia". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 20 (2): 285–291. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1846.tb00422.x.
- Samimi, M.; Unger, W. (1979). "Die Gummiharze Afghanischer "Asa foetida"–liefernder Ferula–Arten. Beobachtungen zur Herkunft und Qualität Afghanischer "Asa foetida"". Planta Medica. 36 (6): 128–133. doi:10.1055/s-0028-1097252. ISSN 0032-0943. PMID 461565.
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