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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:
6 (6  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
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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Common names
English
dill –
garden dill –
French
aneth –
aneth odorant –
fenouil bâtard –
German
Dill –
Gurkenkraut –
India
sowa –
Italian
aneto –
oneto –
Portuguese
endro –
Spanish
anís alemán –
aneto –
eneldo –
Swedish
dill –
Transcribed Chinese
shi luo –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated     
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 AmericaMesoamericaCentral America  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
3Adventive     
6Other     
Cultivated

  • REGION:
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India
  • INDO-CHINA: Indochina
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales]
Europe
  • REGION: Europe
Northern America
  • REGION: North America
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • MESOAMERICA: Central America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador, Peru
Adventive ()
Other ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Food additivesflavoring Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2. 1996
Materialsessential oils Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2. 1996
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
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://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=3412. Accessed 10 December 2025.

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