Anise – Pimpinella anisum

Pimpinella anisum is an aromatic annual in Apiaceae. The leaves change along the plant: basal leaves are simple and long-stalked, while stem leaves become compound with shorter stalks. White flowers appear in summer. This leaf sequence adds a botanical distinction to the familiar aniseed scent and separates the species from unrelated anise-scented herbs. Anise is the catalogue designation for this seed entry.