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Etymology of Ferula communis subspecies communis: Latin "ferula" means "cane, stalk, stick, rod, whip" and it derives from the verb "ferire", meaning "to strike", as Ferula's stalks were used to punish slaves or schoolboys. Latin "communis" means "common".
There are four Ferula species and subspecies in the Cypriot habitat, of which two, are exclusively in occupied Cyprus.
Being one of the four that exist on the island, this one is found in all the areas except for the highlands; it is encountered at an altitude of up to 450 metres. In Cyprus, it primarily grows on roadsides in millions. The other two Ferulas are found only in the north, and the last one, is only in southern Cyprus. Ferula communis subspecies communis's flowering period is from March until May.
How to identify Ferula communis subspecies communis:
What primarily distinguishes this species from the others are its leaves, which are narrow and long. They are the narrowest of all the species (less than 1 mm wide). Its ultimate leaf segments are linear-filiform, more than 10 mm long. On the contrary, Ferula tingitana's ultimate leaf segments are cuneiform, up to 10 mm long.
