Carum
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| Carum | |
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| Carum carvi | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Carum L. |
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Carum is a genus of about 20 species of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, native to temperate regions of the Old World. The most important species is Caraway (C. carvi), the seeds of which are widely used as a culinary spice.
Carum bulbocastanum is nowadays placed in Bunium and usually synonymized with Bunium persicum.
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