Anethum graveolens L.

  • 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

    Anethum graveolens L.

  • Description

    Species Description - To 15 dm, branched above, glabrous and ± glaucous throughout; lvs ovate in outline, the lower long-petioled, the upper less so and smaller; ultimate lf-segments 5–20 mm; umbels to 15 cm wide; rays mostly 30–40, spreading, subequal; fr 3–5 mm, half as wide; 2n=22. Native of s. Europe, escaped from cult. throughout most of the U.S. and elsewhere. July, Aug.

  • Common Names

    dill