Ferula narthex
Species of flowering plant
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Ferula narthex is a species of plant native to Afghanistan, Tajikistan, northern Pakistan and Kashmir.[2] Hugh Falconer noted that this was the source of asafoetida in Central Asia.[4] 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.[5]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Ferula |
| Species: | F. narthex |
| Binomial name | |
| Ferula narthex | |
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