Fennel is a flowering plant species in the carrot family. Fennel seed is considered a perennial herb. The flavour of fennel is slightly sweet and has a definite licorice-like taste.
It is a highly aromatic and flavorful herb with culinary andmedicinal uses and, along with the similar-tasting anise, is one of the primary ingredients of absinthe.Florence fennel or finocchio is a selection with a swollen, bulb-like stem base that is used as a vegetable..
Fennel is used as a food plant by the larvae of someLepidoptera species including the mouse moth and the anise swallowtail.