球茎茴香又称“佛罗伦萨茴香”,或称“意大利茴香”、链球茴香、甜茴香等.为伞形花科茴香属、茴香种的一个能由叶基鞘部膨大而形成肉质茎的一个变种.原产于意大利南部的佛罗伦萨,现主要分布于地中海沿岸及西亚.以欧美市场消费多,日本也有栽培.我国沿海的大中城市有少量栽培,目前以北京市郊栽培比较多.球 Bulbs fennel, also known as “Florence fennel”, or “Italian fennel”, hammer ball fennel, sweet fennel, etc. For the Umbelliferae Fennel, fennel species can be expanded from the leaf base to form a fleshy stem variant. Originated in southern Italy, Florence, is now mainly distributed in the Mediterranean coast and West Asia .Wide consumption in Europe and the United States, Japan also has cultivated.China’s coastal cities have a small amount of cultivation, the current Beijing suburbs cultivation more.