Anise seed

Anise
1897 illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Pimpinella
Species:	P. anisum
Binomial name
Pimpinella anisum L.
Synonyms
Synonymy Anisum odoratum Raf. Anisum officinale DC. Anisum officinarum Moench Anisum vulgare Gaertn. Apium anisum (L.) Crantz Carum anisum (L.) Baill. Pimpinele anisa St.-Lag. Ptychotis vargasiana DC. Selinum anisum (L.) E.H.L. Krause Seseli gilliesii Hook. & Arn. Sison anisum (L.) Spreng. Tragium anisum (L.) Link

Anise (/ˈænɪs/;Pimpinella anisum), also called aniseed, is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae native to the eastern Mediterranean region and Southwest Asia. Its flavor has similarities with some other spices, such as star anise,fennel, and licorice.

Anise is an herbaceous annual plant growing to 3 ft (0.9 m) or more tall. The leaves at the base of the plant are simple, ³⁄₈–2 in (1–5 cm) long and shallowly lobed, while leaves higher on the stems are feathery pinnate, divided into numerous small leaflets. The flowers are white, approximately ¹⁄₈ inch (3 mm) in diameter, produced in dense umbels. The fruit is an oblong dry schizocarp, ¹⁄₈–¹⁄₄ in (3–6 mm) long, usually called "aniseed".

Anise is a food plant for the larvae of some Lepidoptera species (butterflies and moths), including the lime-speck pug and wormwood pug.

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