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Also known as caraway plant, wild caraway, caraway, Persian cumin, meridian fennel

Caraway (Carum carvi), also known as meridian fennel, is a biennial plant in the family Apiaceae, native to western Asia, Europe, and North Africa.

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Carum carvi, commonly known as caraway, is a species of plant in the family Apiaceae. It is classified within the kingdom Plantae, phylum Tracheophyta, class Magnoliopsida, and order Apiales. The taxon is a subclass of herb, useful plant, and herbaceous plant. Other common names include Wiesen-Kümmel, Karwij, and kmín kořenný. It is distinct from Cuminum cyminum.

The species has a range that includes China, Switzerland, Xinjiang, and the Tibet Autonomous Region. It is used as a medicinal plant, fodder, and condiment. According to the IUCN Red List, its conservation status is Least Concern as of 2014. Records of the organism are held by institutions such as CAS, NY, USU, MSC, and CM in countries including China, the United States, Danemark, India, and Canada.

Synthesized by Vinony from 42 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, iNaturalist, IUCN Red List, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

Caraway

Carum carvi

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderApiales
  5. FamilyApiaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia
Observations9,777
Observations recorded139,030

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
4,600
With media
3,440
Family
Apiaceae
Collections
CAS, NY, USU, MSC, CM, QUE
Recorded in
China, United States, Danemark, India, Canada, Finlande

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Subclass of
herbaceous plant
Parent taxon
Carum
Image
Carum carvi - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-172.jpg
Has use
condiment
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species
taxon name
Carum carvi
Commons category
Carum carvi
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Carum carvi
taxon common name
navadna kumina
short name
C. carvi
different from
Cuminum cyminum
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Etymology
  • Description
  • History
  • Cultivation
  • Nutrition
  • Phytochemicals
  • Uses
  • References
  • External links

Caraway (Carum carvi), also known as meridian fennel, is a biennial plant in the family Apiaceae, native to western Asia, Europe, and North Africa.

thumb|Caraway fruits, informally called "seeds"

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