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Apiaceae FAMILY

Foeniculum vulgare cv group Sweet Fennel

Foeniculum vulgare cv group Sweet Fennel

Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
3/5

Safety & Hazards

Skin contact with the sap or essential oil is said to cause photo-sensitivity and/or dermatitis in some people[ 218 Title Medicinal Plants of China Publication Author Duke. J. A. and Ayensu. E. S. Publisher Reference Publications, Inc. Year 1985 ISBN 0-917256-20-4 Description Details of over 1,200 medicinal plants of China and brief details of their uses. Often includes an analysis, or at least a list of constituents. Heavy going if you are not into the subject. , 222 Title A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants. Eastern and Central N. America. Publication Author Foster. S. & Duke. J. A. Publisher Houghton Mifflin Co. Year 1990 ISBN 0395467225 Description A concise book dealing with almost 500 species. A line drawing of each plant is included plus colour photographs of about 100 species. Very good as a field guide, it only gives brief details about the plants medicinal properties. ]. Ingestion of the oil can cause vomiting, seizures and pulmonary oedema[ 222 Title A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants. Eastern and Central N. America. Publication Author Foster. S. & Duke. J. A. Publisher Houghton Mifflin Co. Year 1990 ISBN 0395467225 Description A concise book dealing with almost 500 species. A line drawing of each plant is included plus colour photographs of about 100 species. Very good as a field guide, it only gives brief details about the plants medicinal properties. ].

Botanical Description

Foeniculum vulgare cv group Sweet Fennel is a much-branched, erect, biennial to short-lived perennial plant growing from a taproot; it can grow around 100 - 300cm tall[ 1093 Title Invasive Species Compendium Publication Author Website http://www.cabi.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An immense resource - in depth information on over 900 species of invasive plants (it also has information on animals, fungi etc). ]. Sweet fennel is a cultivated form of fennel with sweeter, more strongly anise-flavoured seeds. It is grown as a culinary and medicinal herb, and also for its sweeter-tasting seeds and essential oil.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate
Native RangeA cultivar of Foeniculum vulgare.
HabitatNot found in the wild.