茴香,原产地中海沿岸及西亚。现今是我国从南到北已普遍种植的重要香辛蔬菜,不少人喜食它那股特殊的芳香味。其果实为重要的家常调味香料,并具有药用价值。 茴香有两种:大茴香和小茴香。大茴香,株高30～45厘米,全株有5～6片叶,叶柄长,生长较快,春季栽培抽薹早;小茴香,株高20～35厘米,全株7～9片叶,叶柄较短,生长较慢,抽薹晚,茎直立,上部分枝,叶片 Fennel, origin Mediterranean shores and West Asia. Nowadays it is an important spice vegetable that our country has generally planted from south to north. Many people like to eat its special aromatic flavor. Its fruit is an important home-made spice and has medicinal value. There are two types of fennel: anise and cumin. Anise, plant height of 30 to 45 cm, the whole plant has 5 to 6 leaves, long petiole, grow faster, early spring cultivation bolting; cumin, plant height 20 to 35 cm, whole plant 7 to 9 leaves, petiole Shorter, slower growing, late bolting, stem erect, upper branches, leaves