Description and images of Foeniculum vulgare (Hinojo), a native Chilean plant, provided by the supplier of native exotic Chilean seeds, Chileflora.com

Image of Foeniculum vulgare (Hinojo). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Foeniculum vulgare

IX Region, Camino Melipeuco - Lago Caburga, Chile
Altitude: 400-700 m. 02 16, 2006

Species:	Foeniculum vulgare Mill.
Family:	Apiaceae
Order:	Apiales
Chilean Name:	Hinojo
English Name:	Fennel
German Name:
Russian Name:

Record:	0115
	About 1 Foeniculum in Chile and 1 in our data base.
	About 105 Apiaceae in Chile and 45 in our data base.




	Foreign Very Frequent Height: 2 m. No ornamental value (C)

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INTRODUCTION

Image of Foeniculum vulgare (Hinojo). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Foeniculum vulgare

IX Region, Camino Melipeuco - Lago Caburga, Chile
Altitude: 400-700 m. 02 16, 2006

DESCRIPTION

Plant type: Perennial

Flower: Yellow, 5 petals

Height: 2 m.

Image of Foeniculum vulgare (Hinojo). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Foeniculum vulgare

IX Region, Camino Melipeuco - Lago Caburga, Chile
Altitude: 400-700 m. 02 16, 2006

HABITAT

In Chile this species grows in the following environmental conditions:

Habitat according to altitude:

Low altitude, interior valleys
Coastal mountains, 500 - 2000 m.
Coastal areas, 0 - 500 m

Watering conditions:

Humid areas, with almost constant rainfall. Short dry periods are possible (generally not longer than 1 month).
Somewhat dry areas where the drought may last 3 - 5 months. Precipitations of 400 - 800 mm. are concentrated in winter.

Light conditions:

Fully exposed to the sun. Level areas or slopes facing north.
Some shadow. Some protection against direct sunlight, some shadow from vegetation, filtering about 20 - 40 % of light.

Image of Foeniculum vulgare (Hinojo). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Foeniculum vulgare

IX Region, Camino Melipeuco - Lago Caburga, Chile
Altitude: 400-700 m. 02 16, 2006

USES

No ornamental value (C)

Useful properties:

Medicinal
Edible plant
Fodder plant

Image of Foeniculum vulgare (Hinojo). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Foeniculum vulgare

IX Region, Camino Melipeuco - Lago Caburga, Chile
Altitude: 400-700 m. 02 16, 2006

GROWING TIPS

This species has the following hardiness:

USDA Hardiness Zone 9. The plant does not tolerate snow, but can tolerate occasional freezing spells of about - 5° C (the typical morning frost of central Chile).