Ferula moschata

Ferula moschata
	Botanical illustration
	Root
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Ferula
Species:	F. moschata
Binomial name
	Ferula moschata; (H.Reinsch) Koso-Pol.
Synonyms
	List Euryangium sumbul Kauffm.; Ferula sumbul (Kauffm.) Hook.f.; Ferula urceolata Korovin; Peucedanum sumbul (Kauffm.) Baill.; Sumbulus moschatus H.Reinsch; ;

Ferula moschata (syn. Ferula sumbul), the musk root or sumbul, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, found from Central Asia to western Xinjiang. Its roots are the source of muskroot, a substitute for animal musk in medicinal and perfumery applications.

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