Apiaceae
Dill
Anethum graveolens
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Anethum
Pets and kids
- CatsSafe
- DogsSafe
- KidsMildly toxic
Why
Cats: Safe
Sources below say it is non-toxic to cats. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
- Dill - Toxic and Non-toxic Plants - ASPCA ASPCA Animal Poison Control
- Anethum graveolens (Anet, Dill, Dill-Oil Plant, East Indian Dill, Indian Dill, Meeting-Seed, Sabbath Day Posy) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox University or extension
Dogs: Safe
Sources below say it is non-toxic to dogs. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
- Dill - Toxic and Non-toxic Plants - ASPCA ASPCA Animal Poison Control
- Anethum graveolens (Anet, Dill, Dill-Oil Plant, East Indian Dill, Indian Dill, Meeting-Seed, Sabbath Day Posy) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox University or extension
Kids: Mildly toxic
Mildly toxic to young children.
Signs: red rash, blisters, skin darkening.
- Skin problems from outdoor plants | Poison Control Poison control
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Is Dill safe for cats, dogs and kids?
Is Dill safe for cats?
Our sources call Dill non-toxic to cats. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
- Dill - Toxic and Non-toxic Plants - ASPCA ASPCA Animal Poison Control
- Anethum graveolens (Anet, Dill, Dill-Oil Plant, East Indian Dill, Indian Dill, Meeting-Seed, Sabbath Day Posy) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox University or extension
Is Dill safe for dogs?
Our sources call Dill non-toxic to dogs. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
- Dill - Toxic and Non-toxic Plants - ASPCA ASPCA Animal Poison Control
- Anethum graveolens (Anet, Dill, Dill-Oil Plant, East Indian Dill, Indian Dill, Meeting-Seed, Sabbath Day Posy) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox University or extension
Is Dill safe for kids?
No. Our sources call Dill mildly toxic to young children. Signs: red rash, blisters, skin darkening.
- Skin problems from outdoor plants | Poison Control Poison control
Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
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Common names
By language (115)
- aeb
- Ch'ebt, شبت
- Afrikaans
- Dille
- Albanian
- Kopra
- Amharic
- እንስላል
- Arabic
- شبت, الشبت
- Armenian
- Սամիթ
- arz
- شبت
- azb
- ایلی شویود
- Azerbaijani
- Şüyüd
- ba
- Укроп
- Bangla
- শুলফা
- Basque
- Ezamihilu
- Belarusian
- Кроп, Кроп агародны, Кроп звычайны, Кроп пахкі
- Bhojpuri
- सोआ
- Bosnian
- Kopar
- Breton
- Fanouilh-gad
- Bulgarian
- Копър
- Burmese
- စမြိတ်ပင်, စမုန်ညို
- Cantonese
- 莳萝
- Catalan
- Anet
- Central Kurdish
- دۆراغ
- Chinese
- 莳萝, 蒔蘿, 土茴香, 洋茴香, 莳萝子, 莳萝苗, 野茴香, 香叶
- Corsican
- Finochju
- Croatian
- Kopar, Mirođija, dil, slatki januš, koper
- csb
- Dil
- cv
- Укроп
- Czech
- Kopr vonný, Kopr
- Danish
- Dild
- Divehi
- ދަމުއި
- dsb
- Kopš, Dyla
- Dutch
- Dille, Gele dille
- English
- Dill
- Esperanto
- Aneto
- Estonian
- Aedtill
- Faroese
- Dild
- Finnish
- Tilli, Maustetilli
- French
- Aneth, Aneth Odorant, Fenouil bâtard
- frr
- Dil
- Galician
- Aneto
- Georgian
- Კამა
- German
- Dill, Dille, Dillkraut, Dillöl, Gurkenkraut
- grc
- Ἄνηθον
- Greek
- Άνηθος, Άνηθο, Άνηθον
- Haitian Creole
- Lanni
- Hebrew
- שבת ריחני, שמיר
- Hindi
- सोआ
- Hungarian
- Kapor, Kerti kapor
- Icelandic
- Dill, Sólselja
- Indonesian
- Adas sowa
- inh
- Нарсий аьрхI
- io
- Aneto
- Irish
- Lus mín
- Italian
- Aneto
- Japanese
- イノンド, ディル, 蒔蘿
- Javanese
- Dill
- Kannada
- ಸಬ್ಬಸಿಗೆ, ಸಬ್ಸಿಗೆ
- Kazakh
- Аскөк
- Korean
- 딜
- lah
- سویا
- Lao
- ຜັກຊີ
- Latin
- Anethum
- Latvian
- Dilles, Dille, Parastā dille, Parastās dilles
- lbe
- Гъаран
- Lithuanian
- Krapas, Paprastasis krapas
- Luxembourgish
- Dëll, Dill, Kornischongskraut
- lzh
- 蒔蘿
- Macedonian
- Ко́пар, Ко́прец, Миро́дија, Миру́дија
- Malagasy
- Aneta, Karaotintsovaly, Ansoa, Karaotimanitra
- Malay
- Adas
- Malayalam
- ചതകുപ്പ, Dill, ശതകുപ്പ
- Marathi
- शेपू
- mrj
- Ӓнис
- myv
- Копёр
- mzn
- شوید
- Nepali
- डिल
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Dill
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Dill
- Occitan
- Anet
- Odia
- ସୋୟା
- os
- Хъонтхора
- pam
- Eneldu, Abesun
- pcd
- Anéte
- Persian
- شوید, شبت
- Polish
- Koper ogrodowy
- Portuguese
- Endro, Aneto
- Punjabi
- ਸੋਏ
- roa
- Anete
- Romanian
- Mărar
- Russian
- Укроп, Анетум, Укроп обыкновенный, Укроп огородный, Укроп пахучий
- Sanskrit
- मिश्रेयसस्यम्
- Serbian
- Мирођија
- Serbian (Latin)
- Kopar, Mirođija
- sgs
- Kraps
- shn
- ၽၵ်းၵီးမုင်ႇ
- Sindhi
- سوئا
- Slovak
- Kôpor voňavý
- Slovenian
- Navadni koper, Dil, Dilj, Koper, Koperc, Koprc, Koprnina, Sladki janež
- Spanish
- Abeson, Abesón, Abezon domestico, Abezon doméstico, Abezón domestico, Abezón doméstico, Anega, Aneldo
- Swahili
- Bizari
- Swedish
- Dill
- Tajik
- Шибит
- Tamil
- சதகுப்பி
- Tatar
- Шөет, Туран уты
- Telugu
- శత పుష్పం
- Thai
- ผักชีลาว
- tly
- Šivit
- Turkish
- Dereotu, Dere otu
- tyv
- Койнут
- Ukrainian
- Кріп пахучий, Кріп, Кріп запашний
- Urdu
- شِبِت, Dill
- vep
- Ukrop
- Vietnamese
- Thì là, Rau thì là
- Welsh
- Llysiau`r gwewyr, Llysiau‘r gwewyr
- Wolof
- Anet
- wuu
- 莳萝
Synonyms
- Anethum arvense Salisb.
- Anethum graveolens subsp. australe Koren'
- Anethum graveolens subsp. segetum (L.) Koren'
- Anethum graveolens subsp. sowa (Roxb. ex Flem.) Koren'
- Anethum graveolens var. anatolicum Koren'
- Anethum graveolens var. chevallieri Maire
- Anethum graveolens var. copiosum Koren'
- Anethum graveolens var. hortorum Alef.
- Anethum graveolens var. nanum Koren'
- Anethum graveolens var. parvifolium Koren'
- Anethum graveolens var. segetum (L.) Alef.
- Anethum graveolens var. sowa (Roxb.) Alef.
- Anethum graveolens var. submarginatum Lej.
- Anethum graveolens var. tenerifrons Koren'
- Anethum pusillum All.
- Anethum segetum L.
- Anethum sowa Roxb.
- Angelica graveolens (L.) Steud.
- Carum ridolfia Benth. & Hook.f.
- Ferula graveolens (L.) Spreng.
- Ferula marathrophylla Walp.
- Pastinaca anethum (Roth) Spreng.
- Pastinaca graveolens (L.) Bernh.
- Peucedanum anethum (Roth) Jess.
- Peucedanum graveolens (L.) C.B.Clarke
- Peucedanum graveolens (L.) Hiern
- Peucedanum sowa Kurz
- Selinum anethum Roth
- Selinum graveolens (L.) Vest
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
Photo: Tepeyac, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Patrícia Bertochi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
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Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.