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SILPHION
Ferula drudeana
Illustrated article for National Geographic magazine
Sep 2022
Illustration accompanying an article on the potential rediscovery of an ancient relative of hing / asaphoetida. Although the plant was prized by the Greeks and Romans, it is believed to be the first plant driven to extinction by human demand. Now, a Turkish researcher thinks he's found a botanical survivor.
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