Giant Tangier fennel (Ferula tingitana)

Giant Tangier fennel, a reference photo — Photo: Yan Wong from Oxford · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Ferula tingitana, the giant Tangier fennel, is a species of the Apiaceae genus Ferula. Despite the name, the plant is not a type of fennel proper, which belongs to another genus (Foeniculum).

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Giant Tangier 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 glauca
Ferula melitensis
Ferula communis
Ferula lancerotensis
Thapsia tenuifolia
Thapsia garganica

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Ferula
Species: Ferula tingitana

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