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vuLGlnti (Common Fennel). 



19. FCENICULUM (Fennel). 



1. F. wlgdre (Common Fennel). Waste places, 

 especially near the sea, common. A well-known plant, 

 with an erect rod-like stem, numerous leaves, which are 

 deeply divided into soft hair-like segments, and large 

 terminal umbels of yellow flowers. The whole plant is 

 aromatic, and the chopped leaves are often used as 

 an ingredient in sauce for fish. FL July, August. 

 Perennial. 



