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Dill

Anethum graveolens

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Common names

68 names · 48 languages
EnglishYour language
+4 more namesShow fewer names
  • East Indian Dill[1]
  • Indian Dill[1]
  • Meeting-Seed[1]
  • Sabbath Day Posy[1]
Other languages (47)
Dutch
French
Arabic
Armenian
  • բաղբակ[3]
  • Սամիթ[3]
  • Սամիթ բուրավետ[3]
+2 more namesShow fewer names
  • տերաղոթի[3]
  • տերաղոթիկ[3]
Azerbaijani
  • İyli şüyüd[3]
Bashkir
  • Укроп[3]
Belarusian
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Chuvash
  • Укроп[3]
Czech
  • Kopr vonný[3]
Danish
Divehi
  • ދަމުއި[3]
Erzya
  • Копёр[3]
Estonian
Finnish
  • maustetilli[3]
Georgian
  • კამა[3]
German
Greek
  • Άνηθος[3]
Hebrew
  • שבת (שמיר)[3]
Hill Mari
Hungarian
  • kerti kapor[3]
Ingush
  • Нарсий аьрхI[3]
Italian
Japanese
  • イノンド[3]
Kazakh
  • Аскөк[3]
Korean
Lak
  • Гъаран[3]
Lithuanian
  • Paprastasis krapas[3]
Mongolian
  • Анхилуун зорхдос[3]
Norwegian
Ossetian
  • Хъонтхора[3]
Polish
  • Koper ogrodowy[3]
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
  • Укроп душистый[3]
  • Укроп пахучий[3]
Slovak
  • kôpor voňavý[3]
Slovenian
  • navadni koper[3]
Spanish
Swedish
Tajik
  • Шибит[3]
Tatar
  • Туран уты[3]
  • Укроп[3]
  • Шөет[3]
Turkish
Tuvan
  • Койнут[3]
Ukrainian
  • Кріп запашний[3]
Veps
Wolof
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Anethum graveolens — Plant Toolbox common names ↗

NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox; English common names in a United States horticultural reference.

Source records
  • Dill — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(2); heading: Common Name(s):; Anethum graveolens.
  • Anet — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(1); heading: Common Name(s):; Anethum graveolens.
  • Dill-Oil Plant — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(3); heading: Common Name(s):; Anethum graveolens.
  • East Indian Dill — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(4); heading: Common Name(s):; Anethum graveolens.
  • Indian Dill — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(5); heading: Common Name(s):; Anethum graveolens.
  • Meeting-Seed — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(6); heading: Common Name(s):; Anethum graveolens.
  • Sabbath Day Posy — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(7); heading: Common Name(s):; Anethum graveolens.
[2] Anethum graveolens — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Dill — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Dille — results[0].names[22]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Aneth — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Dill — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Abesón — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • eneldo — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Hinojo — results[0].names[32]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Aneto puzzolente — results[0].names[57]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Aneto — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Endro — results[0].names[16]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Funcho-bastardo — results[0].names[18]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
[3] Anethum graveolens — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Dill — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Dille — results[0].names[22]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Aneth — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Dill — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Abesón — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • eneldo — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Hinojo — results[0].names[32]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Aneto puzzolente — results[0].names[57]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Aneto — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Endro — results[0].names[16]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Funcho-bastardo — results[0].names[18]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Kopr vonný — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • ދަމުއި — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Άνηθος — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Anet — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Dild — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • dill — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Укроп пахучий — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • maustetilli — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Paprastasis krapas — results[0].names[12]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Koper ogrodowy — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • イノンド — results[0].names[19]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • dill — results[0].names[20]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • aedtill — results[0].names[21]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • 莳萝 — results[0].names[23]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • 土茴香 — results[0].names[24]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • 蒔蘿 — results[0].names[25]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • 土茴香 — results[0].names[26]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Սամիթ բուրավետ — results[0].names[27]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • dereotu — results[0].names[28]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • شبت — results[0].names[29]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • شبث — results[0].names[30]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Анхилуун зорхдос — results[0].names[31]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Mărar — results[0].names[33]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • ӓнис — results[0].names[34]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Укроп — results[0].names[35]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Укроп — results[0].names[36]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Սամիթ — results[0].names[37]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • բաղբակ — results[0].names[38]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • տերաղոթիկ — results[0].names[39]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • տերաղոթի — results[0].names[40]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Нарсий аьрхI — results[0].names[41]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Копёр — results[0].names[42]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Хъонтхора — results[0].names[43]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • İyli şüyüd — results[0].names[44]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Гъаран — results[0].names[45]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Шөет — results[0].names[46]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Укроп — results[0].names[47]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Туран уты — results[0].names[48]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Койнут — results[0].names[49]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Кроп — results[0].names[50]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Аскөк — results[0].names[51]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • კამა — results[0].names[52]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Ukrop — results[0].names[53]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Шибит — results[0].names[54]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Кріп запашний — results[0].names[55]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • kerti kapor — results[0].names[56]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • שבת (שמיר) — results[0].names[58]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • kôpor voňavý — results[0].names[59]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • navadni koper — results[0].names[60]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • Укроп душистый — results[0].names[61]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
  • 딜 — results[0].names[62]; taxon id 75445; Anethum graveolens.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Botanical family
Apiaceae

Genus-level classification for Anethum; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.

Sources [1]
Taxonomy
NC State Extension publishes a profile under Anethum graveolens.

Profile-name match; no accepted-name status is asserted.

Sources [2]
Mature height
0.76–1.52 m

NC State Extension profile. Converted from the source range in feet and inches; mature size varies with growing conditions.

Sources [2]
Mature spread
0.61–0.91 m

NC State Extension profile. Converted from the source range in feet and inches; mature size varies with growing conditions.

Sources [2]
Plant habit
Ascending; Erect

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Life cycle
Annual

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Growth rate
Medium

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day); Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Moisture and drainage
Good Drainage; Moist

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Soil texture
High Organic Matter; Loam (Silt); Sand

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Soil pH
Acid (<6.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)

NC State Extension profile. These source categories do not certify the catalogue’s numeric pH interval.

Sources [2]
Flowering season
Summer

NC State Extension profile. Seasons reflect the source region and do not verify the catalogue’s exact flowering months.

Sources [2]
Reported wildlife attraction
Listed as attracting: bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, pollinators.

NC State Extension profile. Broad wildlife categories; this does not establish flower visits by a named bee species or quantify nectar and pollen.

Sources [2]
Native range
N. Africa to Chad, Iran to Arabian Pen.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Agroforestry database

Complete plant information

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Structure

Vegetation layer
Herbaceous
Size
Small
Dimensions
0.80 m high × 0.20 m wide
Growth rate
Moderate
Lifecycle
Annual

Site conditions

USDA hardiness
2-11
Moisture
Moist
Soil
Loamy, Clay
pH
Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
Light
Sun

Uses

Edible parts
Leaves, Seed, Seasoning, Tea
Functions
Essential oil, Insecticide, Pollinator plant, Fragrant
Edibility
4 out of 5
Medicinal value
3 out of 5

Leaves can be eaten both raw and cooked and are often used as a flavoring in salads. To retain their flavor, it is best to use the leaves raw or to add them to cooked dishes just a few minutes before cooking is complete. It is advisable to harvest the leaves just before the plant begins to flower. Seeds can be consumed both raw and cooked, but they have a sharp and bitter taste. They are often used as a flavoring in salads, jam, and dill vinegar, and are also used to flavor pickles. Additionally, the seeds can be sprouted and added to bread, soups, and salad dressings. The essential oil from the seeds is used as a flavoring in the food industry. Tea can be made from both the leaves and the seeds of the plant.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Anethum — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 5325723; ID VZX; rank genus; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. NC State Extension Anethum graveolens — Plant Toolbox

    NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. Growing conditions and seasons reflect its United States horticultural context.

    Supports: TaxonomyMature heightMature spreadPlant habitLife cycleGrowth rateLightMoisture and drainageSoil textureSoil pHFlowering seasonReported wildlife attraction
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: Main botanical heading (h1)
    • Mature height: Dimensions / Height
    • Mature spread: Dimensions / Width
    • Plant habit: Habit/Form
    • Life cycle: Life Cycle
    • Growth rate: Growth Rate
    • Light: Light
    • Moisture and drainage: Soil Drainage
    • Soil texture: Soil Texture
    • Soil pH: Soil pH
    • Flowering season: Flower Bloom Time
    • Reported wildlife attraction: Attracts

    Source checked on .

  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Anethum graveolens — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 704303; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1165545, 1165546, 1165547, 1165548, 1165557, 1165574, 1165576, 1165578, 1165581, 1165582, 1165583

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.