Foeniculum vulgare L. MILL. (Wild fennel)
Foeniculum vulgare (L.) MILL. (Wild fennel)
Family: | Apiaceae |
Habitat: | Ruderal meadow |
Growth habit: | herbaceous |
Plant size: | up to 2.5 m tall |
Flower colour: | yellow |
Flowering time | June - September |
Leaf characteristics: | 3- to 4-pinnate, triangular-elongated in outline |
Flower characteristics: | Umbels of 4-10 rays of unequal length without involucre and sheath, terminal umbel often overtopped |
Fruits: | 4 - 10 mm long with unwinged ribs |
Special features: | has sweetish-aromatic fruits |