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.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Giant Fennel being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Ferula melitensis
- Ferula lancerotensis
- Ferula tingitana
- Ferula glauca
- Prangos ferulacea
- Thapsia garganica
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Apiales
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Ferula
- Species
- Ferula communis
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