Foeniculum vulgare

species of plant, fennel (for the herb use Q104005460)
Taxon taxon Q43511
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Summary

Foeniculum vulgare is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.2% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,275 views/month, #385 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Medicinal plant of the year[3]
  • Taxon rank: species[4]
  • Parent taxon: Foeniculum[5]
  • Taxon name: Foeniculum vulgare[6]
  • Subclass of: herb[7], food ingredient[8], useful plant[9]
  • Has use: spice[10], fodder[11], medicinal plant[12], vegetable[13]
  • Commons category: Foeniculum vulgare[14]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Foeniculum vulgare[15]
  • Commons gallery: Foeniculum vulgare[16]
  • Described at URL: https://yerbateca.org/plantas/foeniculum-vulgare/[17]
  • External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[18]
  • Described by source: Gujin Tushu Jicheng[19], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 55(2)[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[22], Pauly–Wissowa[23]
  • Taxon synonym: Seseli dulce[24], Seseli piperitum[25]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=300219[26]
  • This taxon is source of: fennel fruit[27], fennel oil[28], fennel[29], Organic fennel seed[30], fennel bulb[31]
  • Short name: F. vulgare[32]
  • Taxon common name: Fennel[33], Echter Fenchel[34], 茴香[35], Venkel[36], Fonoll[37], Fenouil commun[38], fenykl obecný[39], maustefenkoli[40], 小茴香[41], 茴香子[42], 茴香(小茴香)[43], 茴香茎叶[44], 茴香根[45], 孜然芹[46]

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Identifiers

Recorded NCBI taxonomy ID include 2849586[47] and 48038[48]. Foeniculum vulgare's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 585008[49]. Foeniculum vulgare's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3034922[50]. Foeniculum vulgare's ITIS TSN is recorded as 29509[51].

Why It Matters

Foeniculum vulgare has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 185 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

FAQs

What awards did Foeniculum vulgare receive?

Honors received include Medicinal plant of the year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . idw-online.de. Retrieved . idw-online.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [47] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [51] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [49] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [50] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . Plants of the World Online. plantsoftheworldonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . Plants of the World Online. plantsoftheworldonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . keio-kampo.jp. keio-kampo.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [33] ↑ . Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. plantatlas2020.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [34] ↑ . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [35] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [36] ↑ . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [38] ↑ . Inventaire national du patrimoine naturel. wikidata.org.
  42. [39] ↑ . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [40] ↑ . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [41] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  45. [42] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  46. [43] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  47. [44] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  48. [45] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  49. [46] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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