Ferula ammoniacum

Ferula ammoniacum (syn. Dorema ammoniacum), also known as oshac or ussaq,^[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to Iran, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.^[1] It is the source of Persian gum ammoniac.^[3]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Asterids

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Ferula ammoniacum
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Ferula
Species:	F. ammoniacum
Binomial name
Ferula ammoniacum (D.Don) Spalik, M.Panahi, Piwczyński & Puchałka
Synonyms[1]
List Diserneston gummiferum Jaub. & Spach Dorema ammoniacum D.Don Dorema gummiferum (Jaub. & Spach) K.M.Korol. Ferula ammonifera Oken Peucedanum ammoniacum (D.Don) Baill.

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