Carum carvi, L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1981, Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae, Cambridge University Press : 354

1. C. carvi L. , Sp. Pl. 263 (1753)

(incl. C. velenovskyi Rohlena ).

Divaricately branched, glabrous perennial up to 150 cm. Stems striate, leafy. Leaves 2- to 3-pinnate; lobes 3-25 mm, linearlanceolate or linear. Rays 5-16, very unequal, erecto-patent in fruit. Bracts usually absent, rarely up to 8, and then sometimes 2- to 3-partite; bracteoles absent or few, up to | as long as longest pedicels. Petals whitish or pink. Fruit 3-6 mm, ovoid, strong­ smelling when crushed; ridges low, rounded. 2n = 2Q. Most of Europe, except the Mediterranean region; widely cultivated for its aromatic fruits (caraway), which are used for flavouring, and frequently naturalized. Al Au Be Bu Cz Da Fe Ga Ge He Ho Hs Hu It Ju No Po Rm Rs (N, B, C, W, K, E) Su [*Br Fa Hb Is Sb.]