Apiaceae
Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Foeniculum
Pets and kids
- CatsNot sure
- DogsNot sure
- KidsSafe
Why
Cats: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Dogs: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Kids: Safe
Sources below say it is non-toxic to young children. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
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 (124)
- ace
- Jeura manèh
- acm
- حبة حلوة
- aeb
- بسباس
- Afrikaans
- Vinkel
- Albanian
- Maraja, Finoku
- Arabic
- شمرة شائعة, البسباس, الشمر, الشمر البري, رازيانج, سذاب البر, شبث, شمار
- Armenian
- Հոռոմ-սամիթ սովորական
- arz
- شمر
- Assamese
- চফ
- Asturian
- Anisinos, Cenoyu, Fenoyu, Planta d'anís
- azb
- رازیانه
- Azerbaijani
- Adi razyana
- ba
- Фенхель үләне
- ban
- Adas
- Bangla
- মৌরি, গুড়ামুসুরী, পান মুহুরী, মিঠা জিরা, মৌরী
- Basque
- Mihilu
- Belarusian
- Фенхель звычайны, Фэнхель звычайны
- bjn
- Adas
- Bosnian
- Komorač
- Breton
- Lost-louarn, Fanouilh
- Bulgarian
- Резене
- Burmese
- စမုန်စပါး
- Cantonese
- 茴香
- Catalan
- Fonoll, Fenoll
- ce
- Йиппар
- Central Kurdish
- ڕازیانە, ڕاژانە
- Chinese
- 茴香, 孜然芹, 小茴香, 小茴香根皮, 茴香子, 茴香根, 茴香茎叶, 茴香（小茴香）
- Corsican
- Finochju
- Croatian
- Komorač
- Czech
- Fenykl obecný, Fenykl
- Danish
- Almindelig Fennikel
- Divehi
- ދަވިއްގަނދު
- Dutch
- Venkel, Knolvenkel
- eml
- Fnòć
- English
- Fennel, Sweet fennel
- Esperanto
- Ordinara fenkolo
- Estonian
- Harilik apteegitill
- Filipino
- Haras
- Finnish
- Fenkoli, Italiankumina, Saksankumina, Salaattifenkoli, Salaattivenkoli
- French
- Fenouil commun, Fenouil bulbe, Fenouil frais, Fenouil sauvage, Fenouil Doux
- frr
- Fenchel
- Galician
- Fiúncho, Hinoxo
- Georgian
- Დიდი კამა
- German
- Fenchel, Echter Fenchel, Fenchelkraut, Fencheltee, Gemüsefenchel
- glk
- عدس
- gor
- Denggu-denggu
- Greek
- Μάραθο, Μάραθος, Μάραθρο, Φοινίκουλον
- Gujarati
- વરિયાળી
- Haitian Creole
- Anis
- Hausa
- Fennel
- Hebrew
- שומר פשוט
- hil
- Inóho
- Hindi
- सौंफ, सौंफ़
- hsb
- Koprica, Bjenchl
- Hungarian
- Édeskömény, Foeniculi fructus, Kerti édeskömény
- Icelandic
- Fennikka
- Indonesian
- Adas, Adas pedas, Pohon adas
- io
- Fenikulo
- Irish
- Finéal
- Italian
- Finocchio
- Japanese
- ウイキョウ, ういきょう, フェンネル, フヌイユ, 小茴香, 茴香
- Javanese
- Adas
- kab
- Tansawt
- Kannada
- ಸೊಂಪು
- Kazakh
- Волош аскөгі
- Konkani
- बडिशेप
- Korean
- 회향
- Kurdish
- Rizyane, Cehcehik
- kw
- Fenoghel
- lah
- میتھی, سونف
- Latin
- Feniculum
- Latvian
- Parastais fenhelis
- lij
- Fenoggio
- Lithuanian
- Paprastasis pankolis, Pankolis
- lmo
- Fenoeugg, Fenòcc
- Luxembourgish
- Fenchel
- Macedonian
- Морач, Коморач
- mad
- Aḍḍhâs
- Maithili
- सुप
- Malay
- Pokok Adas
- Malayalam
- പെരുംജീരകം, Fennel, സ്ഥൂലജീരകം
- Maltese
- Bużbież, Busbies
- Marathi
- बडीशेप, बडीसोप
- min
- Adeh
- mnc
- ᠰᡠᠰᡝᡵᡳ
- mwl
- Finolho, Fenolho
- mzn
- واتک
- nap
- Fënuocchië salvátëchë
- nds
- Veankel, Venkel
- Nepali
- सुप
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Fennikel, Fenikkel
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Fennikel
- Occitan
- Fenolh, Fenon, Henolh, Holh
- Odia
- ପାନମଧୁରୀ
- os
- Агъунцъагæ
- Persian
- رازیانه
- Polish
- Fenkuł włoski, Fenkuł, Koper włoski
- Portuguese
- Funcho, Anis-doce, Erva doce, Erva-doce, Fiolho
- Punjabi
- ਮੇਥੀ
- Quechua
- Inuhu
- Romanian
- Fenicul, Molură
- Russian
- Фенхель обыкновенный, Укроп аптечный, Укроп волошский
- sc
- Fenugu, Fenuju areste
- sco
- Finkle
- Serbian
- Коморач
- Serbian (Latin)
- Komorač
- Sindhi
- وڏڦ
- Sinhala
- මාදුරු
- Slovak
- Fenikel obyčajný
- Slovenian
- Navadni komarček, Fenikelj, Fenkelj, Janež, Komarač, Komarec, Komarček, Komorač
- Spanish
- Acinojo, Anis bravo, Anis de Florencia, Anisete silvestre, Anís bravo, Anís de Florencia, Arinojo, Caniguera
- Sundanese
- Adas
- Swedish
- Fänkål, Fänkol
- szy
- Nipaluma-yamsu, yamso
- Tajik
- Бодиён, Арпабодиён, Зираи сафед, Розиёна
- Tamil
- பெருஞ்சீரகம், சோம்பு
- Telugu
- సోంపు
- Thai
- ยี่หร่าฝรั่ง, ผักชีล้อม
- tly
- Sojə rəzijonə
- Turkish
- Rezene
- Ukrainian
- Фенхель звичайний, Фенхель
- Urdu
- سونف, Fennel
- Welsh
- Ffenigl
- wuu
- 茴香
Synonyms
- Anethum dulce DC.
- Anethum foeniculum L.
- Anethum foeniculum var. dulce (Mill.) Nois.
- Anethum minus Gouan
- Anethum panmori Roxb.
- Anethum panmorium Roxb.
- Anethum pannorium Roxb.
- Anethum rupestre Salisb.
- Foeniculum azoricum Mill.
- Foeniculum capillaceum Gilib.
- Foeniculum capillaceum prol. dulce (Mill.) Rouy & E.G.Camus
- Foeniculum capillaceum var. macrocarpum Rouy & E.G.Camus
- Foeniculum divaricatum Griseb.
- Foeniculum dulce Mill.
- Foeniculum foeniculum H.Karst.
- Foeniculum giganteum Lojac.
- Foeniculum officinale All.
- Foeniculum officinale subsp. dulce (Mill.) Nyman
- Foeniculum officinale subsp. pateri Prodan
- Foeniculum officinale subsp. sativum (C.Presl) Arcang.
- Foeniculum officinale var. dulce (Mill.) Alef.
- Foeniculum officinale var. dulce (Mill.) P.Fourn.
- Foeniculum officinale var. hortorum Alef.
- Foeniculum officinale var. sativum (C.Presl) Arcang.
- Foeniculum officinale var. silvestre Alef.
- Foeniculum panmorium DC.
- Foeniculum piperitum subsp. divaricatum (Griseb.) Nyman
- Foeniculum piperitum var. pluriradiatum Boiss.
- Foeniculum rigidum Brot. ex Steud.
- Foeniculum vulgare f. dulce (Mill.) Fiori & Paol.
- Foeniculum vulgare f. pateri (Prodan) Borza
- Foeniculum vulgare subsp. capillaceum (Burnat) Holmboe
- Foeniculum vulgare subsp. pateri Prodan
- Foeniculum vulgare subsp. sativum Janch. ex Holub
- Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum (Mill.) P.Fourn.
- Foeniculum vulgare var. capillaceum Burnat
- Foeniculum vulgare var. dulce (Mill.) Batt. & Trab.
- Foeniculum vulgare var. inodorum Maire
- Foeniculum vulgare var. sativum C.Presl
- Ligusticum foeniculum Roth
and 10 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- April, June to February (from 2,515 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Biennial, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Rosalie Lawrence, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Elekes Andor, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Gilles San Martin from Namur, Belgium, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: yves sohier, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nieves Ortín, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: TamaraKr, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.