Carum carvi L., 1753 43% complete

Caraway

Sp. pl. 1:263. 1753

Data sources

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Sourced9 Differs from sources3 Source not recorded14 Not on the record5 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Sp. pl. 1:263. 1753 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1753 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Caraway No source recorded
Source not recorded
Family common name Carrot family No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Temp. Eurasia No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 23 cm
  • 22.55 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 114 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 76, 116, 164, 178, 203, 310, 347, 500, 519, 589, 818, 832, 898, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 22.55 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 114 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 76, 116, 164, 178, 203, 310, 347, 500, 519, 589, 818, 832, 898, 918
  • Superseded 22.55 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 114 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 76, 116, 164, 178, 203, 310, 347, 500, 519, 589, 818, 832, 898, 918
Differs from sources
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 175, 178, 500, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 175, 178, 500, 918
  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 175, 178, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color white
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Foliage texture empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Fruit shape empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Growth habit Forb/herb No source recorded
Source not recorded
Maximum height 63 cm
  • 62.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 76, 116, 164, 178, 203, 310, 347, 500, 519, 589, 818, 832, 898, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 62.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 76, 116, 164, 178, 203, 310, 347, 500, 519, 589, 818, 832, 898, 918
  • Superseded 62.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 76, 116, 164, 178, 203, 310, 347, 500, 519, 589, 818, 832, 898, 918
Differs from sources
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months may, jun
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded may, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 203, 310
  • Superseded may, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 203, 310
Sourced
Duration biennial, perennial
  • biennial, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 28, 71, 110, 164, 178, 203, 818, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded biennial, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 28, 71, 110, 164, 178, 203, 818, 918
  • Superseded biennial, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 28, 71, 110, 164, 178, 203, 818, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 7 / 9 · humid air No source recorded
Source not recorded
Ground humidity 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous)
  • 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203
  • Superseded 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203
Sourced
Light 8 / 9 · light
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Nitrogen fixation None
  • None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 57, 67, 71, 444, 445
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 57, 67, 71, 444, 445
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 57, 67, 71, 444, 445
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 6.5 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Ph minimum pH 5.5 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Soil nutriments 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic)
  • 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
  • Superseded 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
  • Superseded 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Differs from sources
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 39 cm
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 39 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 15 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 818, 832, 898
  • Superseded 39 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 15 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 818, 832, 898
Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 14.8 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 76, 347, 412, 468
  • Superseded 14.8 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 76, 347, 412, 468
Not on the record
Other
Soil ph indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Temperature indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record