Star Anise

Latin Name: Illicium verum
Alternative Name: chinese anise
Forms Available: seed
Star Anise - illicium verum - All parts of this small, evergreen tree are aromatic; the smooth, gray-white bark, narrow to elliptic shiney green leaves; solitary yellow flowers; and glossy brown seeds. The distinctive seeds and pods are used as a spice in Asian cookery, notably [...]