Apiaceae

Anise

Pimpinella anisum L.

Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Pimpinella

Pets and kids

CatsNot sure
DogsNot sure
KidsNot sure

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: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or 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.

Anise: Pimpinella anisum — Photo: F ASTILY, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (98)

acm: ينسون
aeb: حبّة حلاوة
Afrikaans: Anys
Albanian: Pimpinella, Anasoni
Arabic: يانسون, آنسون, أنيسون, الأنيسون, اليانسون, حبة حلوة, كَمُّونُ الحُلْوُ, نيسوون
Armenian: Անիսոն
arz: ينسون
Asturian: Anís
azb: جیره
Azerbaijani: Adi cirəgülü, Adi xırdazirə
ba: Әнис үләне
Basque: Anis
Belarusian: Аніс, Аныж, Ганус, Гануш, Ганыж
bik: Anis
bo: དྲི་ཞིམ་སོན་ཅན།, དྲི་ཞིམ་སོན་ཅན་
Bosnian: Anis
Bulgarian: Анасон
Cantonese: 大茴香
Catalan: Anís, Anisada, Anís verd, Matafaluga
Chinese: 茴芹, 洋茴香, 羊洪膻, 茴芹*(突蕨茴芹、茴香、洋茴香）, 突蕨茴芹, 茴香, 西洋茴香
Croatian: Anis
csb: Anëż
cv: Анис
Czech: Bedrník anýz, Anýz
Danish: Anis
dsb: Anis
Dutch: Anijs
English: Anise, Anise burnet saxifrage, The anise plant, جوانی
Esperanto: Anizo
Estonian: Harilik aniis
Filipino: Sangki, Anise, Buto ng anis, Butong anis, P anisum, P. anisum
Finnish: Anisruoho, Anis
French: Anis, Anis vert
frr: Anis
Galician: Anís
Georgian: Ანისული
German: Anis
Greek: Γλυκάνισος, Άνισο
gv: Lus yn anis, Anis, Lus anis
Hausa: Anise
Hebrew: אניס, כמנון האניס, כמנון ירוק
hsb: Anis
Hungarian: Ánizs, Édeskömény
Icelandic: Anís
Indonesian: Adas manis
io: Anizo
Italian: Anice, Anice comune, Anice verde, Anice volgare
Japanese: アニス, アニシード, 過泥子, 遏泥子
Javanese: Adas legi
kab: Ḥeb leḥlawa
Kazakh: Бәден, Анис
Korean: 아니스
Kurdish: Anesûn, Anason, Anix, Anîs, Sorê
kw: Anis
Latvian: Parastais anīss, Anīss
Lithuanian: Anyžinė ožiažolė, Anyžius, Paprastasis anyžius
lld: Ciuites
Luxembourgish: Anäis
Macedonian: Анасон
Malagasy: Anisy
Malay: Jintan manis
mrj: Анис
nap: Airella, Annese, Pempinella
Norwegian Bokmål: Anis
Norwegian Nynorsk: Anis
Occitan: Anís
os: Хорнæмыгон
pcd: An·nisse, Anis, Anéte
Persian: انیسون
Polish: Biedrzeniec anyż, Anyżek
Portuguese: Anis
Quechua: Anis, Anís
Romanian: Anason
Russian: Анис обыкновенный, Анис, Бедренец анисовый
sc: Anis
scn: Zammù
Serbian: Анис, Анасон, Аниж, Аниш, Слатки коморац, Слатки копар, Слатки кумин, Слатки јанеж
Serbian (Latin): Анис
sgs: Anėžė
Sindhi: پلاجيري
Slovak: Bedrovník anízový
Slovenian: Koromač, Sladki janež, Anis, Aniž, Janež, Janžek, Laški janež, Morski janež
Spanish: Anís, Anis verde, Anís verde, Matalahuga, Matalahuva, Matalahúga, Matalahúva, Matalauva
Swedish: Anis
Tajik: Анис
Tamil: சோம்பு
Tatar: Гади әнис
Telugu: కుప్పి సోపు నూనె
Thai: เทียนสัตตบุษย์
Turkish: Anason
udm: Анис, Калямпер
Ukrainian: Аніс, Аніс звичайний, Ганус
Urdu: انیسوں
Uzbek: Arpabodiyon
vec: Àneze
Vietnamese: Tiểu hồi cần, Tiểu hồi, Tiểu hồi hương
Welsh: Anis, Anise, Aniseed
wuu: 茴芹

Synonyms

Anisum odoratum Raf.
Anisum officinale DC.
Anisum officinarum Moench
Anisum vulgare Gaertn.
Apium anisum Crantz
Carum anisum Baill.
Pimpinele anisa St.-Lag.
Pimpinella anisum var. cultum Alef.
Pimpinella palmetorum Steud.
Ptychotis vargasiana DC.
Selinum anisum E.H.L.Krause
Sison anisum Spreng.
Tragium anisum Link
Tragium palmetorum Hochst. & Steud. ex Steud.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: F ASTILY, 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.