Comb-clawed beetle (Heliotaurus ruficollis) feeding on giant fennel flowers (Ferula communis), Lagos, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

Different spices on display in store, Egyptian Bazaar (Spice Bazaar Market), Eminonu, Fatih District, Istanbul Province, Turkey, Europe

Sicilian style anchovies, with crushed almonds, raisin, grated bread, seeds of wild fennel, olive oil, pepper, cooked in the oven, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Fennel bulbs (Foeniculum vulgare)

Finocchiona, Tuscan salame with fennel seeds, Italy, Europe

French woman buying grapes at fruit stall in food market at Esplanade des Quais in La Reole, Bordeaux region, France

Giant fennel (Ferrula communis) flowering on clifftop with sandstone seastacks in the background, Lagos, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

Still life with vegetables, various carrots, fennel and beetroot

Fennel Flower or Black Caraway (Nigella sativa) herbal tea, medicinal tea

Portrait of a young lady eating Cotoletta Milanese cooked by Restaurant Trattoria del Nuovo Macello served with a puree of carrots and cardamom and a fennel chutney on a plate of cast iron Milan, Lombardy; Italy, Europe

Cotoletta Milanese cooked by Restaurant Trattoria del Nuovo Macello served with a puree of carrots and cardamom and a fennel chutney on a plate of cast iron on one of the tables in the dining room of the restaurant Milan, Lombardy; Italy, Europe

Foeniculum Vulgare, Fennel, Italy

Foeniculum Vulgare, Fennel, Italy

Close up of an organic vegetable box with a selection of fresh produce, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Farmer kneeling in a field, harvesting fennel.

Farmer kneeling in a field holding freshly picked fennel.

High angle close up of farmer harvesting fennel.

High angle close up of freshly picked fennel bulbs, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

High angle close up of farmer harvesting fennel.

Fennel bulbs and stems on wooden table

Swallowtail caterpillar on Fennel, Franche-Comté France

Swallowtail caterpillar on Fennel, Franche-Comté France