Abstract：Comparison of plant morphology and nutritional components in seven fennel varieties was carried on.The results showed that fennel varieties from Qing County of Hebei Province and Taiyuan of Shanxi Province were early mature（74 d from sowing to harvesting），and from Siping of Jilin Province，Yumen of Gansu Province and Tuo County of Inner Mongolia were midmature（86 d），while from Yili of Xinjiang and Fuxin of Liaoning Province were late mature（97 d）.Fennel varieties from Siping of Jilin Province had the largest number of true leaves and the most fresh quality in shoots and roots，while the variety from Shanxi Province had the highest dry matter ratio in shoots.The edible rate in plant of seven fennel varieties exceeded 90 %.The contents of VC，organic acid，protein nitrogen and full nitrogen in fennel variety from Gansu Province were relatively higher，while contents of soluble sugar and full carbon in fennel variety from Xinjiang were comparatively higher.Integrated evaluation indicated that the nutritional value of fennel variety from GansuProvince was higher.
