Giant Fennel

Description:

Perennial plant with hairless leaves, shiny, glaucous, finely divided into numerous thread-like lobes and prominent sheathing bases. Flowers appear in large umbels, which are umbrella-shaped inflore­scences. Easily distinguished from the Common Fennel and Field Fennel from its thicker stem, darker foliage, it’s larger and denser inflorescences and the lack of typical sweet fennel odours.

Habitat:

Frequently found in maquis, garigue, steppes, abandoned fields and disturbed ground.

Notes:

Maltese name: Ferla