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Anethum graveolens

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Anethum graveolens

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Also known as dill

Dill (Anethum graveolens) is an annual herb in the celery family Apiaceae. Native to North Africa and West Asia, dill is grown widely in Eurasia, where its leaves and seeds are used as a herb or spice for flavouring food.

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Anethum graveolens is a species of plant in the family Apiaceae. It is classified within the kingdom Plantae, phylum Tracheophyta, class Magnoliopsida, and order Apiales. The taxon is a subclass of herb and useful plant. Common names for this organism include llysiau‘r gwewyr, dill, Dille, and kopr vonný. It is described by sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Pauly–Wissowa, Gujin Tushu Jicheng, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

The taxon has uses as a medicinal plant, food, and spice. Its range includes China and Myanmar. It is invasive to New Zealand. Records of the species exist in Mexico, the United States, Nicaragua, and Thailand. Occurrence data is available through various biological databases.

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Species

Anethum graveolens

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderApiales
  5. FamilyApiaceae
Observations recorded15,216

蒔蘿(學名:Anethum graveolens,英语:dill)又或稱刁草,是傘形科蒔蘿屬中唯一的一種植物,為一年生草本植物,原生於西亞,後西傳至地中海沿岸及歐洲各地,現今地中海和東歐為主要的生產地,外形類似茴香,高度約為一至四英呎高,黃色小花呈傘狀分布,葉為針狀分針。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,860
With media
1,259
Family
Apiaceae
Collections
DCBS-DICTUS-USON, INECOL, IIB-UV, CHSC, IBUNAM, WCUH
Recorded in
Mexico, United States, Nicaragua, Thailand

Research

362 papers

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Subclass of
useful plant
Parent taxon
Anethum
Image
Starr 070906-8839 Anethum graveolens.jpg
Has use
spice
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taxon rank
species
taxon name
Anethum graveolens
Commons category
Anethum graveolens
Commons gallery
Anethum graveolens
taxon common name
navadni koper
invasive to
New Zealand
taxon range
Myanmar
short name
A. graveolens
taxon author citation
L.
Sources (9)

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Encyclopedic overview

15 sections
Contents
  • Description
  • Etymology
  • Distribution and habitat
  • Cultivation
  • Uses
  • Culinary
  • Aroma profile
  • Central and eastern Europe
  • Asia and Middle East
  • Middle East
  • Companion planting
  • In culture
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Dill (Anethum graveolens) is an annual herb in the celery family Apiaceae. Native to North Africa and West Asia, dill is grown widely in Eurasia, where its leaves and seeds are used as a herb or spice for flavouring food.

== Description ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Anethum graveolens” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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