Caraway

Scientific Name: – Carum carvi

Caraway (Carum carvi), also known as meridian fennel, or Persian cumin, is a biennial plant in the family Apiaceae, native to western Asia, Europe and Northern Africa. The plant is similar in appearance to other members of the carrot family, with finely divided, feathery leaves with thread-like divisions, growing on 20äóń30Śćcm stems. The main flower stem is 40äóń60Śćcm tall, with small white or pink flowers in umbels. Caraway fruits are crescent-shaped achenes, around 2Śćmm long, with five pale ridges.

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