6062.000 Foeniculum Mill. - Fennels

Cannon, J.F.M. (1978) Apiaceae FZ 4

Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M. (1989) Flora of the British Isles. 3rd edition. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge

Description of the genus

Biennial or perennial herbs. Leaves 3-4-pinnate; ultimate segments filiform. Umbels compound. Bracts and bracteoles usually 0. Flowers yellow. Sepals 0. Petals with an obtuse incurved apex. Fruit hairless, narrowly ovoid, slightly laterally flattened; ribs robust at maturity; vittae 1 per interval.

Derivation of name: the Latin name for fennel

Worldwide: 1 (-3) species from Europe and the Mediterranean region, widely naturalised

Foeniculum vulgare

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vulgare Mill.Description, Image

Other sources of information about Foeniculum:

Flora of Zimbabwe: native/naturalised Foeniculum page
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Foeniculum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Foeniculum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Foeniculum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Foeniculum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Foeniculum

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings, 2002-13

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. & Ballings, P. (2013). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants: genus page: Foeniculum.
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/genus.php?genus_id=1049, retrieved 23 May 2013

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