The plant’s exact identity is unknown to this day, since it went extinct in Roman times. It was a major cash crop of Cyrene, Libya, and even depicted on coins. It was used as seasoning, perfume, aphrodisiac, contraceptive and abortifacient. The last specimen was supposedly given to Emperor Nero.
They used it all…
To the point it went extinct.
It wasn’t something people grew it was a wild plant. Started out common and all over the place, but Everytime someone saw it, they picked it