Anise

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This article is about the Pimpinella species, but the name "anise" is frequently applied to Fennel.

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Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Pimpinella
Species:	P. anisum

Binomial name

Pimpinella anisum
L.

Anise or Aniseed, less commonly anís (stressed on the first syllable) (Pimpinella anisum) is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to the eastern Mediterranean region and southwest Asia. It is a herbaceous annual plant growing to 50 cm tall. The leaves at the base of the plant are simple, 2-5 cm long and shallowly lobed, while leaves higher on the stems are feathery pinnate, divided into numerous leaflets. The flowers are white, 3 mm diameter, produced in dense umbels. The fruit is an oblong dry schizocarp, 3-5 mm long.

Pimpinella species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, including the lime-speck pug and wormwood pug.

1 Recreational Uses
2 Medicinal Uses
3 Spice Type
4 References

[edit] Recreational Uses

Anise can be made into a liquid scent and is used for both hunting and fishing. Anise smells similar to liccorice and is put on fishing lures to attract fish.