Ferula persica

Ferula persica, the Persian asafoetida, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to the Caucasus and Iran.^[1][2] It contains a number of matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors.^[3]

Ferula persica
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Ferula
Species:	F. persica
Binomial name
Ferula persica Willd.
Synonyms[1]
Ferula puberula Boiss. & Buhse Peucedanum persicum (Willd.) Baill. Prangos euryangiodes Stapf & Wettst.