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Caraway

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Caraway, Carum carvi, is a biennial plant in the carrot family Apiaceae, native to western Asia, Europe and North Africa. It grows finely divided, feathery leaves on stems 20 to 30 centimeters tall, with a flowering stem reaching 30 to 60 centimeters that bears small white or pink flowers in compound umbels of 5 to 16 unequal rays, flowering in June and July. Its fruits are smooth, crescent-shaped seeds about 3 millimeters long with a distinctive pleasant smell when crushed, owing to volatile oils dominated by S-carvone that give an anise-like flavor. The seeds are widely used as a culinary spice, especially in rye bread and dishes such as sauerkraut, while the leaves can be eaten in salads and soups and the roots used as a winter vegetable. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 2

Relationship to People

Used in Traditional Medicine 3

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

GNR Unranked 4

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 5

Scientific Name

Carum carvi 6

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated 7

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Source Wikidata: Caraway

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Source Plants For A Future: Carum carvi

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Sources

1. Caraway (Wikipedia)

lead sentence (diet), EntityId 362629

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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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2. GBIF Species API

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3. Plants For A Future: Carum carvi

Plants For A Future

Medicinal Uses
Caraway has a long history of use as a household remedy especially in the treatment of digestive complaints where its antispasmodic action soothes the digestive tract and its carminative action relieves bloating caused by wind and improves the appetite.
In Biome: Grassland, Habitats
Moist meadows, arable land and waste places from lowland to mountain elevations

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4. NatureServe Explorer: Carum carvi

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

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"roundedGRank": "GNR"

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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Apiales

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12433

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"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Apiales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]

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6. Wikipedia: Caraway

WikipediaWikidata Q26811 (P225 taxon name)View the Source

7. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Carum carvi

GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 3034714, category field

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"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"

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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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Wikidata: Caraway

Child Taxon Of: Apiaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

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