What is Fennel?
{{Taxobox | name = Fennel | image = Foeniculum vulgare.JPG | image_width = 250px | image_caption = Fennel in flower | regnum = [[Plantae]] | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] | ordo = [[Apiales]] | familia = [[Apiaceae]] | genus = ''[[Foeniculum]]'' | species = '''''F. vulgare''''' | binomial = ''Foeniculum vulgare'' | binomial_authority = [[Philip Miller|Mill.]] }} '''Fennel''' (''Foeniculum vulgare'') is a kind of [[herb]]. It is [[native]] to the [[Mediterranean]] and some parts of [[Asia]]. Its [[bulb]], [[leaf|leaves]], and [[seed]]s may be eaten. Dried fennel seeds are used as a [[spice]] for [[flavor]]ing food. Fennel was used to make the spiced [[wine]], [[claret]], in the Middle Ages. Their flavor is like [[anise]]. == Images == <gallery> Image:Foeniculum vulgare.JPG|Fennel leaves Image:Fennel CDC.jpg|Fennel bulb and stalks Image:Fennel seed.jpg|Fennel seeds </gallery> == Other websites == * [http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=23 Fennel - nutrition and uses] {{Herbs & spices}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Herbs]] [[Category:Spices]] [[Category:Apiaceae]]