''Thapsia gummifera'' (syn. ''Margotia gummifera'') is a species of flowering plant in the family

Apiaceae Apiaceae or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus ''Apium'' and commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering plants ...

, native to the western Mediterranean; Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. As its synonym ''Margotia gummifera'' it has been proposed as a candidate for the extinct plant known in antiquity as

silphium Silphium (also known as ''silphion'', ''laserwort'', or ''laser'') is an unidentified plant that was used in classical antiquity as a seasoning, perfume, aphrodisiac, and medicine. It also was used as a contraceptive by ancient Greeks and Romans ...

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Apioideae Flora of Portugal Flora of Spain Flora of Morocco Flora of Algeria Flora of Tunisia Plants described in 1818 {{Apiaceae-stub