Carum carvi
Common Caraway, Caraway, Carum, Wild Caraway, Persian cumin, Meridian Fennel, Cearbhas
Description
An annual or biennial herbaceous plant, cultivated mainly for its seeds, which are used both in culinary applications, to give a unique aromatic accent to different dishes, and in phytotherapeutic and cosmetic applications. Rustic, it requires a temperate climate and sunny exposures in well-drained soil.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Magnoliophyta
- Class
- Angiospermae
- Order
- Apiales
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Carum
- Species
- Carum carvi
Synonyms (18)
- Apium carvi
- Bunium carvi
- Carum aromaticum
- Carum gracile
- Carum officinale
- Carum rosellum
- Carum velenovskyi
- Carvi careum
- Falcaria carvifolia
- Foeniculum carvi
- Karos carvi
- Ligusticum carvi
- Pimpinella carvi
- Selinum carvi
- Seseli carum
- Seseli carvi
- Sium carum
- Sium carvi
