Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Carum meifolium (M.Bieb.) Boiss. |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 2: 880 (1872) |
Native Range | Caucasus to n. & e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2200-3000m |
Description | glabrous, basal leaves soon withering, ovate, bipinnatisect, segments linear, acute, 3-10cm, upper leaves similar, sessile, umbels 2-4cm wide, leaflets of involucre 7-11 |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Carum armenum Boiss. Carum armenum var. divergens Boiss. & A.Huet Carum divergens Boiss. & A.Huet Carum grossheimii Schischk. Carum meifolium var. divergens (Boiss. & A.Huet) Boiss. Cnidium meifolium M.Bieb. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |