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Fennel

Foeniculum vulgare

Photo by Lipase
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Field Notes

Description:

The flower head tasted strongly of aniseed.

Notes:

road trip photos - location fairly accurate

Species ID Suggestions

Fennel

Foeniculum vulgare

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KarenL
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Comments (3)
Lipase
Thanks for the info Karen and the ID much appreciated!
KarenL
It's the host plant for Papilio Machaon in Europe.
KarenL
The seeds are delicious with fish & the root can be boiled as a vegetable. In North America this plant is also the host for black swallowtail butterflies.

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Flowers of Europe
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2013

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