43 Caraway 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 20–30 cm stems. The main flower stem is 40–60 cm tall, with small white or pink flowers in umbels. Caraway fruits are crescent-shaped achenes, around 2 mm long, with five pale ridges. 29610 Caraway 43.jpg image/jpeg 59897 2012-04-20T09:38:36Z 46 Herbs and Spices Spices Type 1 2011-02-09T00:37:17Z 2019-05-14T18:04:14Z false specific 48032 true FOOD00043