Giant Fennel / الكلخ الشائع / / قِنَّة

أنْجُذان شائع / الكلخ / الكلخ الكبير

Ferula communis L.

Wikidata

Edibility and Usage

Edibility
Edible
Edible part
  • Leaves
Preparation
  • Salads
Blooming period
March to May
Foraging period
February to March
Seed collection period
June to July

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Yellow
Leaf type
  • Bipinnate
  • Dissected
Life form
  • Hemicryptophyte

Scientifc data

Genus
Ferula
Family
Apiaceae
Wikidata item
Q150411
GBIF Item
Ferula communis L. (8048981)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern

References

  1. Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2022-08-31. <temperate.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Ferula+communis>
  2. Al Sheikh, B. (2019). Checklist and Ecological Data Base of Wild Plants of the West Bank - Palestine (Arabic).
  3. عراف، ش.،عمر،ر.،مخول، س.(1999).مساهمة في دراسة نباتات البلاد(الحلقة الثانية).ترشيحا:مركز الدراسات القروية.(عربي)
  4. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
  5. Ali-Shtayeh, Mohammed S., Rana M. Jamous, Jehan H. Al-Shafie’, Wafa’ A. Elgharabah, Fatemah A. Kherfan, Kifayeh H. Qarariah, Isra’ S. Khdair, et al. “Traditional Knowledge of Wild Edible Plants Used in Palestine (Northern West Bank): A Comparative Study.”

Citation

Ferula communis L. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/519 accessed via barari.org on 10/21/2026.

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