Ferula moschata

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.^[1] Its roots are the source of muskroot, a substitute for animal musk in medicinal and perfumery applications.^[2]

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[1]
List Euryangium sumbul Kauffm. Ferula sumbul (Kauffm.) Hook.f. Ferula urceolata Korovin Peucedanum sumbul (Kauffm.) Baill. Sumbulus moschatus H.Reinsch