Asafoetida பெருங்காயம் is the dried latex exuded from the rhizome or tap root of several species of Ferula foetida, a perennial herb that grows 1 to 1.5 m tall. It is part of the celery family Umbelliferae. Asafoetida is thought to be in the same genus as silphium, a plant now believed to be extinct, and was used as a cheaper substitute for that historically important herb. The species is native to the deserts of Iran and mountains of Afghanistan, but is mainly cultivated in nearby India.
An abortifacient is a substance that induces abortion. Abortifacients for animals that have mated undesirably are known as mismating shots.
Silphium is a genus of North American plants in the sunflower tribe within the daisy family.
Silphium laciniatum is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known commonly as compassplant or compass plant. It is native to North America, where it occurs in Ontario in Canada and the eastern and central United States as far west as New Mexico. Other common names include prairie compass plant, pilotweed, polarplant, gum weed, cut-leaf silphium, and turpentine plant. It is a rosinweed of genus Silphium.
The heart shape is an ideograph used to express the idea of the "heart" in its metaphorical or symbolic sense as the center of emotion, including affection and love, especially romantic love.
Turpentine weed is a common name for several plants and may refer to:
Battus IV of Cyrene surnamed The Handsome or The Fair was the seventh and second last Greek King of Cyrenaica of the Battiad dynasty. He was the first Cyrenaean king to rule as a client king under the Persian Empire.
The Giardino Botanico Alpinia is a botanical garden specializing in alpine plants, located at 800 m altitude above Stresa on Lake Maggiore, Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont, Italy. It can be reached via the Lido di Carciano - Alpino - Mottarone cable car, and is open daily in the warmer months.
Silphium asteriscus, commonly called starry rosinweed, is an herbaceous plant in the aster family. It is native to the eastern United States, from Oklahoma and Texas east to Florida and Pennsylvania. It is a widespread species found in a variety of open habitats, such as prairies and woodlands.
Silphium integrifolium is a species of flowering plant in the aster family, Asteraceae. Its common names include whole-leaf rosinweed, entire-leaf rosinweed, and prairie rosinweed. It is native to eastern North America, including Ontario in Canada and the eastern and central United States as far west as New Mexico.
Ferula tingitana is a species of the Apiaceae genus Ferula. Despite the name, the plant is not a type of fennel proper, which belongs to another genus (Foeniculum).
Mordellistena aethiops is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae discovered in 1882. Its larvae feed on the stems of Silphium laciniatum.
Silphium pinnatifidum, the tansy rosinweed or cutleaf prairie dock, is a species of flowering plant in the Composite family. It is native to the Southeastern United States where it is found in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Its habitat is prairies, barrens, and cedar glades.
Silphium mohrii, known by the common names Mohr's rosinweed and shaggy rosinweed, is a species of flowering plant in the Composite family. It is native to the Southeastern United States, where it is native only to northern Alabama, southern Tennessee, and extreme northwest Georgia. It is native to prairie remnants and rocky limestone openings. Because of its restricted range and severely declined habitat, it is considered a vulnerable species.
Silphium trifoliatum, commonly known as whorled rosinweed, is a species of flowering plant in the aster family (Asteraceae). It is native to the eastern United States, where it is found east of the Mississippi River. Its natural habitat is open, grassy areas such as prairies, river cobble bars, and roadsides. It is a tall perennial that produces heads of yellow flowers in mid-summer through fall.
Silphium albiflorum, commonly known as white rosinweed, is a species of flowering plant in the aster family (Asteraceae). It is native to the United States, where it is endemic to the state of Texas. Its natural habitat is in open, calcareous prairies.
Silphium radula, commonly known as roughstem rosinweed, is a species of flowering plant in the aster family (Asteraceae). It is native North America, where it is found in the South Central region of the United States. Its natural habitat is prairies over sandy or calcareous soil.
