Carum L. Carum carvi, L. Carum multiflorum, (Sibth. & Sm.) Boiss. Carum multiflorum subsp. strictum, (Griseb.)

71. Carum L. View in CoL 1

Leaves 2- to 4-pinnate. Sepals very small or absent. Petals whitish, rarely pink or yellowish, obovate, emarginate; apex inflexed. Fruit obovoid-oblong, laterally compressed. Ridges filiform, prominent or almost winged; vittae solitary and wide, or 2-3 and narrow.

1 Leaf-segments diminishing markedly in size from about the middle of the leaf downwards 3. verticillatum 1 Lowest pair of leaf-segments the largest or, rarely, the lower 1-3 pairs smaller than the rest 2 Lowest leaf-segments at least twice as long as wide 3 Rays erecto-patent after flowering; bracteoles few or 0, c. | as long as the longer pedicels 1. carvi 3 Outer rays almost horizontal after flowering; bracteoles 4-8, c. i as long as the pedicels 2. multiflorum 2 Lowest leaf-segments about as long as wide 4 Stems erect; styles longer than stylopodium 4. rigidulum 4 Stems decumbent; styles not longer than stylopodium 5. heldreichii

1. C. carvi L. View in CoL , Sp. Pl. 263 (1753) View Cited Treatment

(incl. C. velenovskyi Rohlena ).

Divaricately branched, glabrous perennial up to 150 cm. Stems striate, leafy. Leaves 2- to 3-pinnate; lobes 3-25 mm, linearlanceolate or linear. Rays 5-16, very unequal, erecto-patent in fruit. Bracts usually absent, rarely up to 8, and then sometimes 2- to 3-partite; bracteoles absent or few, up to | as long as longest pedicels. Petals whitish or pink. Fruit 3-6 mm, ovoid, strong­ smelling when crushed; ridges low, rounded. 2n = 2Q. Most of Europe, except the Mediterranean region; widely cultivated for its aromatic fruits {caraway), which are used for flavouring, and frequently naturalized. Al Au Be Bu Cz Da Fe Ga Ge He Ho Hs Hu It Ju No Po Rm Rs (N, B, C, W, K, E) Su [*Br Fa Hb Is Sb.]

2. C. multiflorum (Sibth. & Sm.) Boiss. View in CoL , FI. Or. 2: 882 (1872).

Biennial or perennial up to 70 cm. Basal leaves up to c. 10 cm, triangular in outline, 2- to 3-pinnate; lobes up to 10 mm, ovate to obovate in outline, dentate or pinnatisect with ovate or lanceolate, entire lobes. Rays 5-28, the outer almost horizontal in fruit. Bracts and bracteoles 4-8, oblong to ovate-lanceolate. Petals white. Fruit 2-3 mm, oblong-ellipsoid; ridges very narrowly winged. 5. part o f Balkan peninsula; one station in S.E. Italy. Al Bu Cr G r It Ju.

(a) Subsp. multiflorum: Stems stout, with numerous stout branches; lobes of cauline leaves similar to those of basal leaves; rays usually 15-25. W. & S. Greece, S. Albania.

(b) Subsp. strictum (Griseb.) Tutin View in CoL , Feddes Repert. 74: 31 (1967)

{ Bunium strictum Griseb. , C. lumpeanum Dörfler & Hayek ):

Stems slender, with few, slender branches; lobes of cauline leaves narrower than those of basal leaves; rays 5-12. • From N.E. Greece and S. W. Bulgaria to C. & N. Albania and S.E. Italy.