Foeniculum vulgare Mill.

• Authority

  Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

• Family

  Apiaceae

• Scientific Name

  Foeniculum vulgare Mill.

• Description

  Species Description - Short-lived perennial, stout, 1–2 m, glabrous and glaucous; lf-segments mostly 1–4(–5) cm, well under 1 mm wide; rays 10–40, unequal, mostly 2–8 cm at maturity; fr 3.5–4 mm, the ribs acute; 2n=22. Native of the Mediterranean region, now found throughout much of the U.S., especially southward, and elsewhere in warm regions.

• Common Names

  fennel