Anethum graveolens L.

  • Authority

    Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.

  • Family

    Apiaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Anethum graveolens L.

  • Description

    Species Description - Stem terete, simple or branched, slender, 3-9 dm. high. Leaves tripinnately dissected into nearly filiform segments, the petiole somewhat sheathing; umbel 12 cm. wide or le&s; involucre and involucels none; rays slender, 47 cm. long; umbellets several-many-flowered; petals bright yellow; fruit ovate elliptic, about 6 mm. long, distinctly margined.

  • Distribution

    Waste and cultivated grounds, escaped from cultivation, Andros, Harbor Island, Eleuthera, Long Island and Dellis' Cay : escaped in Guadeloupe, Martinique and other West Indian Islands and in Florida. Native of Europe. Dillweed.

    South Andros Bahamas South America| Eleuthera Bahamas South America| Long Island Bahamas South America| Guadeloupe South America| Martinique South America| West Indies| Florida United States of America North America|