Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Also known as Sweet fennel
About Fennel
Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is a flowering plant species in the carrot family. It is a hardy, perennial herb with yellow flowers and feathery leaves. It is indigenous to the shores of the Mediterranean but has become widely naturalized in many parts of the world, especially on dry soils near the sea coast and on riverbanks. It is a highly flavorful herb used in cooking and, along with the similar-tasting anise, is one of the primary ingredients of absinthe. Florence fennel or finocchio (UK: , US: , Italian: [fiˈnɔkkjo]) is a selection with a swollen, bulb-like stem base (sometimes called bulb fennel) that is used as a vegetable.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Foeniculum vulgare
- Genus
- Foeniculum
- Family
- APIACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- Mediterranean
- Distribution
- Cultivated in most parts of the world
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-June
Local Names
- Hindi
- मोटी सौंफ Moti saunf, सौंफ, सौंफ़
- Nepali
- सुप
- Bengali
- মৌৰী Mauri, মৌরি, মিঠা জিরা
- Tamil
- Sompu, பெருஞ்சீரகம், சோம்பு
- Telugu
- Peddajilakarra, సోంపు
- Kannada
- Dodda sompu, ಸೊಂಪು
- Malayalam
- Preumjirakam, പെരുംജീരകം, Fennel
- Marathi
- बडीशेप Badishep, बडीशेप, बडीसोप
Apiaceae
Carrot family
Fennel belongs to the Apiaceae family.
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