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Taxon:  Anethum graveolens L.



Summary
Genus:
Anethum
Family:
Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae)
Subfamily:
Apioideae
Tribe:
Apieae
Nomen number:
3412
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:263. 1753
Verified:
05/20/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Peucedanum graveolens (L.) Benth. ex C. B. Clarke

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Anethum sowa Roxb. ex Fleming
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
dill –
garden dill –
English (Canada)
dill –
French
aneth –
aneth odorant –
fenouil bâtard –
French (Canada)
aneth –
German
Dill –
Gurkenkraut –
India
sowa –
Italian
aneto –
oneto –
Portuguese
endro –
Spanish
aneto –
anís alemán –
eneldo –
Swedish
dill –
Transcribed Chinese
shi luo –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated    also cult. elsewhere
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaIndochina  
2CultivatedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNew South Wales 
2CultivatedEurope Europe  
2CultivatedNorthern America North America  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCentral America  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
3Adventive    adventive worldwide
6Other    probable origin s. Asia
Cultivated

  • REGION:
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey
  • CHINA: China
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India
  • INDO-CHINA: Indochina
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales]
Europe
  • REGION: Europe
Northern America
  • REGION: North America
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Central America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador, Peru
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile
Adventive (adventive worldwide)
Other (probable origin s. Asia)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Food additivesflavoringherb fide Ency CNatIn; Food Feed Crops US, seed & oil & flowers usedLeung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Materialsessential oilsused in perfumeryLeung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Medicinesfolklore Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=3412. Accessed 29 April 2025.