Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Foeniculum vulgare
hinojo, lecherillo, eneldo, Fennel
Plants 0.4–2 m. Lower petioles 5–15 cm; blade broadly triangular in outline. Umbels 5–9 cm across; peduncles 2–25 cm; rays 6–29(–40), unequal, 1.5–10 cm; umbellules 14–39-flowered; pedicels thin, 2–10 mm, unequal. Fruit 4–6(–10) × 1.5–2.2(–2.5) mm (WFO, 2022).
It is used as animal food and a medicine, has environmental uses and for food (POWO, 2022).
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Apiales
Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Foeniculum
Species
vulgare
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Anethum foeniculum L.
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1995
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Human dependent
Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Its native range is Macaronesia, Medit. to Ethiopia and W. Nepal (POWO, 2022).
- Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
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"Galapagos Species Database, Foeniculum vulgare", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1062. Accessed 3 April 2026.