LM micrographs of pollen grains in the Ferula taxa examined 1–3 F. szowitsiana 4–6 F. drudeana 7–9 F. coskuni 10–12 F. mervynii 13–15 F. communis 16–18 F. tingitana 19–21 F. duranii 22–24 F. lycia 25–27 F. hermonis 28–30 F. anatolica 31–33 F. orientalis 34–36 F. brevipedicellata 37–39 F. halophila 40–42 F. parva. Scale bar: 20 µm. (Equatorial view: 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31, 34, 37, 40. Polar view: 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 29, 32, 35, 38, 41. Aperture view: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, 42).