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Foeniculum vulgare
Looked like a carrot/hemlock relative, and HUGE. Grew taller than me, and the main stem was so thick that it almost had a bamboo-like appearance; hollow on the inside. The stalk had no hair, the inflorescence wasn't very dense. No purple pigment on the stem that I could see. Young leaves were very aromatic with an amazing scent like anise.
Disturbed area under a bridge, growing in well-drained gravel.
Isn't Nigella sativa the fennel flower, though, and that's a different thing? That has one bloom per inflorescence and this has umbels. If not fennel, this is definitely very closely related. Thanks for the suggestion!
Spotted on Jan 28, 2015
Submitted on Jan 30, 2015
