Ferula ammoniacum

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
List
    • Diserneston gummiferum Jaub. & Spach
    • Dorema ammoniacum D.Don
    • Dorema gummiferum (Jaub. & Spach) K.M.Korol.
    • Ferula ammonifera Oken
    • Peucedanum ammoniacum (D.Don) Baill.

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