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Anise
Pimpinella anisum
Anise (/ˈænɪs/; Pimpinella anisum), also called aniseed, is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae native to the eastern Mediterranean region and Southwest Asia. Its flavor has similarities with some other spices, such as star anise, fennel, and liquorice.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
History of Rare Plants
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.578
Experiments Concerning Various Natural Things
Francesco Redi · 1671 · p.166
A key to physic, and the occult sciences
Sibly, Ebenezer · 1810 · p.640
Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam
Augustus Quirinus Rivinus · 1690 · p.480
The Book of Health: The Art of Distillation
Brunschwig, Hieronymus · 1505 · p.129
The Great Herbary with all the figures of the herbs
1532 · p.28
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.96
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.94
On Medical Materials in Six Books
Dioscorides · 1550 · p.414
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.525
De medicinali materia libri sex
Dioscorides · 1552 · p.422
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.543
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 166878.