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Fennel

Foeniculum vulgare

Description:

The flower head tasted strongly of aniseed.

Notes:

road trip photos - location fairly accurate

1 Species ID Suggestions

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago
Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel


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3 Comments

Lipase
Lipase 10 years ago

Thanks for the info Karen and the ID much appreciated!

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

It's the host plant for Papilio Machaon in Europe.

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

The seeds are delicious with fish & the root can be boiled as a vegetable. In North America this plant is also the host for black swallowtail butterflies.

Lipase
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Lipase

Dubrovnik, Croatia

Spotted on Sep 16, 2013
Submitted on Sep 16, 2013

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