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Apiaceae

Hog's-fennel

Peucedanum officinale L.

Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Peucedanum

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Hog's-fennel (Peucedanum officinale)
FlowerPhoto: Wolfgang Ahlmer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (15)
Arabic
بخور الأكراد, شمرة الخنازير
arz
بيوسيدانوم اوفيسينال
Azerbaijani
Aptek dağçətiri
Czech
Smldník lékařský
Dutch
Varkensvenkel
English
Hog's-fennel
French
Peucédan, Peucédan officinal
German
Echter Haarstrang, Arznei-Haarstrang
Hungarian
Sziki kocsord
Kazakh
Дәрілік сасыршөп
Persian
رازیانه کوهی
Polish
Gorysz lekarski
Slovenian
Zdravilni silj
Ukrainian
Смовдь руська
Welsh
Ffenigl y moch

Synonyms

  • Selinum officinale Vest

Flowers

In flower
July to August, October (from 13 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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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.