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Caraway (Carum carvi) |
Color Photograph: © by and courtesy
of Emmet J. Judziewicz, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
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Dacus carota Queen Anne's has a much tighter umbel and three-pronged brachts at the base of the umbel.
(Aethusa cynapium) Fool's Parsley has hanging brachts from the secondary flower clusters. These hanging brachts are absent in Caraway.
Conium maculatum The stem of Poison Hemlock is spotted purple.
Berula erecta The leaves of Cut-leaved Hemlock Parsley, although divided, are arranged in distinct pinnae with obvious petioles. Caraway (Carum carvi) Alien: Introduced from Europe. Identification: Flowers white, in an open umbel with distinct secondary clusters. Secondary clusters without bracts and umbel with or without bracts. Seeds slightly curved and with a strong anise smell. Leaves heavily divided, not clustered in distinct pinnae with separate petioles. Base of leaf expanded and clasping the stem like a celery leaf. Stem green, not spotted. Plant 1 to 2 feet in height. Distribution: Eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, southward to North Carolina and Missouri. Also found in northwestern and north-central Canada and the north-central and northwestern United States. Habitat: Caraway is a weed found in disturbed areas such as fields, empty lots, and roadsides. Flowering period: May to July.
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Caraway (Carum carvi)
Similar Species: The anise smell of the seeds, if the plant has seeds, is distinctive. Queen Anne's Lace (Dacus carota) Fools' Parsley (Aethusa cynapium) Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum) Cut-leaved Hemlock Parsnip (Berula erecta) |
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