Anise

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 provides seeds which are used as a spice, similar in flavor to fennel and licorice, i.e. "sweet" but not like sugar. The greens are probably edible too...

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