The plant “mysteriously” vanished from the civilisation around 2,000 years ago. Rediscovery claimsResearchers argue that modern species Ferula drudeana may share the environmental conditions that were needed by silphion to germinate seeds. Furthermore, its depiction on ancient coins points to a leaf configuration that is only visible in Ferula drudeana and rarely in any other Ferula species plants. Thus, researchers believe that links “strongly suggest that Ferula drudeana, presumably, is the silphion plant,” it was reported. Confirming the claim is not easy, but possibleThe problem with getting a clear confirmation is that the silphion plant does not exist for scientists to have a DNA test.

Source: dna September 27, 2022 17:55 UTC