Spices and Condiments (1+1)

Description of the plant

 
• Foeniculum is a small genus of annuals, biennials and perennial herbs. The biennials and perennials have firm and round, greenish-blue, finely straighted stem, 150-200 cm high. There are 2-4 leaves which are pinnate, the segment is always very narrow and often filiform. The flowers in large numbers are found in the second year of growth; these are small and yellow.
• The fruits at first are bluish, then become brownish-gray. All the parts of the plant are aromatic. Different races of fennel exist with fruits that are sweet or bitter or acidic in taste. The flowers are small, yellow and borne in compound terminal umbels. The fruits are oblong, cylindrical, 6-7 mm in length, slightly curved, greenish or yellowish-brown in colour, 5-ridged, with prominent furrows with oil glands.