Seed Head of Giant Fennel, Ferula communis, Apiaceae. Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean.
Seed Head of Giant Fennel, Ferula communis, Apiaceae. Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean. Ferula communis, the giant fennel, is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae. It is related to the common fennel (Foeniculum vulgare), which belongs to the same family. It is a tall herbaceous perennial plant found in Mediterranean and East African woodlands and shrublands. Ferula from Latin rod or ferula is a genus of about 170 species of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae native to the Mediterranean region east to central Asia mostly growing in arid climates They are herbaceous perennial plants growing to 1 4 m tall with stout hollow somewhat succulent stems The leaves are tripinnate or even more finely divided with a stout basal sheath clasping the stem The flowers are yellow produced in large umbels Many plants of this genus especially F communis are referred to as giant fennel although they are not fennel in the strict sense.
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Location: Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean.
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