Feathery stalks of wild fennel have shot up along public fence lines and in vacant lots throughout the bay area.

Easy to miss alongside the showier riot of cherries, tulips, and poppies that also blossom and bloom this time of year, the pale green fennel is nonetheless our locally distinctive, if more humble, flag of spring. Like all flags, it has a history. An Italian history at that.

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Fonte: L'italo-Americano