| Giant Fennel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Ferula |
| Species: | F. communis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ferula communis L. |
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Ferula communis (the giant fennel) is a species of the Apiaceae genus Ferula. Despite the name, the plant is not a type of fennel proper, which belongs to another genus (Foeniculum).
Ferula communis is a tall herbaceous perennial. It is found in Mediterranean woodlands and shrublands.[1] It was known in antiquity as narthex.[2]