ON THIS PLANT
Thapsia gummifera (syn. Margotia gummifera) is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to the western Mediterranean; Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. As its synonym Margotia gummifera it has been proposed as a candidate for the extinct plant known in aniquity as silphium.
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Botanical profile.
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