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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (11/30/12):
Foeniculum vulgare
FAMILY
Apiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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Read more about Fennel at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Foeniculum vulgare
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 140-12-001:
Foeniculum vulgare
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Foeniculum foeniculum
COMMON NAME:
Fennel
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_fofo_001_lhd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (11/30/12):
Foeniculum vulgare
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Foeniculum vulgare
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 140-12-001:
Foeniculum vulgare
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Foeniculum foeniculum
572
Forb
Biennial/Perennial
Non-native: Mediterranean Europe
Habitat: Fields, dredge spoil, old gardens, waste places, vacant lots, roadsides, per Weakley's Flora
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Complexly compound into filiform segments
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
Inferior ovary
Flowers in compound umbels
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Schizocarp of two mericarps
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