Thapsia gummifera (Desf.) Spreng. is a plant in the Apiaceae family, order Apiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Thapsia gummifera (Desf.) Spreng.
Thapsia gummifera is a western Mediterranean Apiaceae flowering plant proposed as the extinct ancient plant silphium.
Thapsia gummifera, which has the synonym Margotia gummifera, is a flowering plant species that belongs to the Apiaceae family. It is native to the western Mediterranean region, specifically growing naturally in Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. It has been proposed as the candidate for the plant known as silphium from antiquity, which went extinct in Libya during the 5th century.
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Sium suave Walter
Saposhnikovia divaricata (Turcz.) Schischk.
Sanicula odorata (Raf.) Pryer & Phillippe
Apium prostratum subsp. prostratum
Pimpinella saxifraga L.
Seseli libanotis (L.) W.D.J.Koch
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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