Carum carvi: Country Or Region Of Origin
Temp. Eurasia
Plant Profile: Carum carvi
Taxonomy: Carum carviNames
Caraway, Meridian Fennel, Persian Cumin
Phonetic Spelling:KAY-rum KAR-vee
Genus:Carum
Species:carvi
Family:Apiaceae
Incorporate the leaves into salads, teas, stews, and soups; utilize the seeds to enhance the flavor of cookies, breads, salads, and cheeses; and prepare the roots through cooking.
Tags
#problem for cats
#problem for dogs
#problem for horses
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Carum carvi Feature Summary
Attributes
Temp. Eurasia
Leaves and seeds common, but all parts are edible
Fruit
Use as leaves in salads, teas, stews, and soups; seeds for flavoring cookies, breads, salads, and cheeses; roots can be cooked
Edible
Poisonous to Humans
Mild Vomiting and diarrhea
oils, carvone and limonene
Leaves
Whole Plant Traits
Edible
Herb
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Flowers
Leaves
Stem
Landscape
Problem for Cats
Problem for Dogs
Problem for Horses
Carum carvi Image Gallery
Carum carvi Attributes
Carum carvi: Edibility
Leaves and seeds common, but all parts are edible
Carum carvi: Recommended Propagation Strategy
Division
Grafting
Layering
Leaf Cutting
Root Cutting
Seed
Stem Cutting
Carum carvi Fruit
Carum carvi: Fruit Description
Use as leaves in salads, teas, stews, and soups; seeds for flavoring cookies, breads, salads, and cheeses; roots can be cooked
Carum carvi: Fruit Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Carum carvi Poisonous to Humans
Carum carvi: Poison Symptoms
Mild Vomiting and diarrhea
Carum carvi: Poison Toxic Principle
oils, carvone and limonene
Carum carvi: Poison Severity
High
Low
Medium
Carum carvi: Causes Contact Dermatitis
No
Yes
Carum carvi: Poison Part
Bark
Flowers
Fruits
Leaves
Roots
Sap/Juice
Seeds
Stems
Carum carvi Whole Plant Traits
Carum carvi: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Carum carvi Cultural Conditions
Carum carvi: Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Carum carvi Flowers
Carum carvi: Flower Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Carum carvi Leaves
Carum carvi: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Carum carvi: Leaf Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long-lasting
Showy
Carum carvi Stem
Carum carvi: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Carum carvi Landscape
Carum carvi: Problems
Allelopathic
Contact Dermatitis
Frequent Disease Problems
Frequent Insect Problems
Invasive Species
Malodorous
Messy
Poisonous to Humans
Problem for Cats
Problem for Children
Problem for Dogs
Problem for Horses
Short-lived
Spines/Thorns
Weak Wood
Weedy
