Giant Fennel Ferula communis Apiaceae

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Giant Fennel Ferula communis Apiaceae Umbelliferae umbellifer umbel yellow flower flora plant botany botanical Spain Europe Mediterranean gummosa 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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