| 1. | "Ferula communis " is a tall herbaceous perennial.
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| 2. | It belongs to the parsley family and has the Latin name Ferula Hormonis.
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| 3. | The ferula also shows up in mythological contexts.
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| 4. | "Ferula assafoetida " is a monoecious, cortex containing the resinous gum.
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| 5. | The still-extant plant " Ferula tingitana " has been suggested as another possibility.
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| 6. | Pope Francis continued to use the " ferula " of Benedict XVI at the beginning of his pontificate.
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| 7. | In effect, the papal " ferula " became the equivalent of a bishop's crosier or pastoral staff.
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| 8. | Other species of the genus " Ferula " are also commonly called giant fennel, but they are not culinary herbs.
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| 9. | However, he did carry a distinctive form of papal ferula, silver in colour, which Pope John Paul II also used.
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| 10. | Pope Benedict XVI carried a golden ferula with a central image of the Lamb of God and without a figure of Christ crucified.
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