Ecological Analysis of Species of the Genus <i>Ferula</i> L., Distributed in Navoi Region (Uzbekistan)
Abstract
Ferula L. is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the family Apiaceae Lindl. (Umbelliferae). Our research was carried out on the territory of Navoi region. The article presents an ecological analysis of the species of the Ferula L. in Navoi region. The species of genus Ferula mostly grows in mountainous regions and some are distributed in arid climates. According to that 15 species of the genus were found in the Navoi region, most of these species are considered to be plants that contain tar as well as have a strong medicinal property. In various parts of the world, different species of Ferula have been used in traditional medicine. In the course of studies, it was found that the species has medicinal, essential-oil, honey-juicy, nutritious, and fodder properties. According to ecological analysis, the genus Ferula grows Rocky, gravelly, fine-grained slopes and ridges of mountains, scree, rocks, outcrops of variegated rocks, rocky slopes, sandy, clay and gravelly deserts, foothill plains, fine-grained slopes. Considered rare, Ferula kyzylkumica Korovin is listed in the Red Book of the Republic of Uzbekistan, while Ferula nuratavica Pimenov is an endemic plant of the Aktau ridge.