guy 156 Report post Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) The mythical now-extinct ancient plant of silphium has been discussed before. Turkish researchers believe that they have found the ancient plant at last: Quote The author of the paper claims to have found a modern species which shares the description of silphion. This species, which also grows yellow flowers like the ancient miracle plant could be a “good candidate for being the long-lost plant of the Greeks and Romans”, researcher Mahmut Miski was quoted as saying with regard to the plant Ferula drudeana. It has been believed that silphion may have gone extinct due to overharvesting but one study published in the Frontiers in Conservation Science in 2022 offers a view that environmental factors due to human actions like deforestation and desertification could have been involved in the plant mysteriously vanishing. In the Heritage journal paper, it was argued that temperature increase leading to more evaporation may have been to blame as the plant may have required conditions to be moist and cold. The problem with getting a clear confirmation is that the silphion plant does not exist for scientists to have a DNA test. However, it has been claimed that the plant’s specimens might be found on the seabed in the region in one of the ancient shipwrecks. Researchers hope to confirm the claim one day. https://greekreporter.com/2022/09/27/plant-ancient-greece-rediscovered/ https://www.dnaindia.com/science/report-miracle-cure-all-plant-from-ancient-times-that-mysteriously-vanished-2000-years-ago-rediscovered-silphion-2988492 Edited September 28, 2022 by guy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
