List of plants known as star anise
Appearance
Star anise refers to Illicium verum Chinese star anise, and the spice derived from it. It can also refer to related poisonous plants:
- Illicium anisatum, Japanese star anise, similar in appearance to Illicium verum
- Illicium floridanum, a shrub of the southeastern United States
- Illicium parviflorum, swamp star anise, of the southeastern United States