Fennel - introduced (*Foeniculum vulgare)

Family: Apiaceae (Parsley family).

Native of Europe and western Asia.

Occurrence: Scattered occurrence. It is common along railway lines.

Identification:

• it grows to several metres high
• the stems branch into numerous Y-shaped branches
• the flowers are yellowish and are in flat-topped sprays.

It is a noxious weed and listed Restricted in central Victoria.

It has a strong anise-like odour. A cultivated form is used as a food or medicinal plant.

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