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Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is a flowering plant species in the carrot family. [1] [2] It is a hardy, perennial herb [3] with yellow flowers and feathery leaves. [4]It is indigenous to the shores of the Mediterranean but has become widely naturalized in many parts of the world, especially on dry soils near the sea coast and on riverbanks.
Many flowers and plants deemed safe for humans are toxic for cats, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). So, before you buy flowers for your next big ...
Peucedanum officinale is a herbaceous perennial plant in the family Apiaceae found mainly in Central Europe and Southern Europe. [2] It is also native to the UK, where it has the common names hog's fennel [3] and sulphurweed, [4] but it is a rare plant there, occurring only in certain localities in the counties of Essex and Kent.
Primarily edible Nettle: Urtica dioica: Broccoli, tomato, [2] valerian, mint, fennel: Despite its "sting", young plant parts are edible, as is much of the plant when blanched or otherwise prepared. It can be used to make herbal tea: Also once grown as a crop for its fiber. Its juice was once used in the place of rennet in cheese-making.
This page is a sortable table of plants used as herbs and/or spices.This includes plants used as seasoning agents in foods or beverages (including teas), plants used for herbal medicine, and plants used as incense or similar ingested or partially ingested ritual components.
The leaves are used as herbal medicine to alleviate cough and fever, pain, and general gastrointestinal disorders as well as to cure dermatologic disorders. Similarly, the fruit juice and oils can be used in the treatment of liver disease, gastrointestinal disorders, chronic wounds or other dermatological disorders. [86] Hoodia gordonii: Hoodia
May attract cats. Chamomile: repels flying insects [4] Chives: repels carrot fly, Japanese beetle, [2] and aphids [3] Chrysanthemums: repel roaches, ants, the Japanese beetle, ticks, silverfish, lice, fleas, bedbugs, and root-knot nematodes [2] Citronella grass: repels insects, may deter cats [5] Clovers: repel aphids and wireworms [3] Common ...
Caraway – also known as meridian fennel, [20] [21] [22] or Persian cumin, [23] is a biennial plant in the family Apiaceae, Cardamom – refers to several plants of the similar genera Elettaria and Amomum in the ginger family Zingiberaceae. Cardamom, black – also known as hill cardamom.