| Family | APIACEAE |
| Genus species | Elwendia caroides Boiss. |
| Synonyms | Bunium caroides (Boiss.) Hausskn. ex Bornm. |
| Bunium elvendia (Boiss.) Drude | |
| Carum elvendia Boiss. | |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
| Description | glabrous, leaves in outline triangular, bipinnatisect, segments minute, linear-cuneate, entire, flowers in umbel, bracts of involucre 5-6, lanceolate, membranous |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible division of resting tubers |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | APIACEAE
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