Apiaceae

Caraway

Carum carvi L.

Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Carum

Pets and kids

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Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

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Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

Caraway: Carum carvi - White and pink caraway flowering in Suomenlinna fortress in Finland. — Photo: Anneli Salo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (98)

ace: Jeura keusani
aeb: كروية
Afrikaans: Karwy
Albanian: Qimnoni
Arabic: كروياء, كراوية, كروية, كمون أرمني, كوريا, رجل العنزة تينية الشكل
Armenian: Քիմոն սովորական, Քիմիոն
arz: كراويا
Asturian: Alcaravea
azb: عادی زیره
Azerbaijani: Adi zirə
Bangla: কারোয়া, ক্যারাম কার্ভি
bar: Kimme
Basque: Txarpoil
Belarusian: Кмен звычайны
bjn: Jintan
bo: གོ་སྙོད།
Bosnian: Kim
Bulgarian: Ким
Burmese: ကရဝေး
Cantonese: 葛縷子
Catalan: Alcaravia, Comí de prat, Càrvit, Matafaluga borda
Chinese: 葛縷子, 葛缕子, 细葛缕子, 葛缕子（黄蒿、藏茴香、茴香）, 藏茴香, 青海防风, 茴香, 黄蒿
Croatian: Kim
csb: Zwëczajny kmink
cv: Ахаль çерçи кĕпçи
Czech: Kmín kořenný, Kmín luční
Danish: Kommen
Divehi: ފަރިހި ދަމުއި
dsb: Garba
Dutch: Karwij, Echte karwij, Karwijzaad, Kummel
English: Caraway, Wild caraway, Caraway plant, Meridian fennel, Persian cumin
Esperanto: Karvio
Estonian: Harilik köömen
Finnish: Kumina, Maustekumina
French: Carvi, Caraway, Cumin des prés, Graine de carvi
frr: Köömen, Bruadkrüüs, Seeskrüüs
Galician: Carvea
Georgian: Ძირა
German: Echter Kümmel, Wiesen-Kümmel, Wiesenkümmel
Greek: Κιουμέλ, Αγριοκύμινο
gsw: Chümmi
Hebrew: כרוויה תרבותית, קימל
Hindi: शाहजीरा
hsb: Kimjelčka
Hungarian: Fűszerkömény, Hasznos kömény, Keménymag, Kerti kömény, Konyhakömény, Kömény, Kömény mag, Köménymag
hyw: Հայկական Չաման
Icelandic: Kúmen
Igbo: Cara way
Indonesian: Jintan
inh: Цица
Irish: Cearbhas
Italian: Carvi, Cumino dei prati, Cumino tedesco
Japanese: キャラウェイ, ヒメウイキョウ, 姫茴香
Javanese: Caraway
kab: Issamen
Korean: 캐러웨이
Kurdish: Jaj
Latin: Careum, Carvi
Latvian: Pļavas ķimene, Parastā ķimene
Lithuanian: Paprastasis kmynas, Kmynai, Kmynas
Luxembourgish: Kimmel, Kümmel
Macedonian: Ким
mad: Jhinten
Malay: Jintan
Malayalam: കരിഞ്ചീരകം, Caraway, കരിം ജീരകം
Marathi: शहाजिरे
Mongolian: Гоньд
Norwegian Bokmål: Karve, Kummin, Kummen
Norwegian Nynorsk: Karve
os: Хуымæтæджы фыдхос
Pashto: زيره
Persian: زیره, زیره سیاه, زیرهٔ سیاه
Polish: Kminek zwyczajny
Portuguese: Alcaravia, Alcarávia
Romanian: Chimen
rsk: Рашка
Russian: Тмин обыкновенный
sah: Анньыыс
sat: ᱡᱤᱨᱟ., ᱡᱤᱨᱟ. ᱫᱟᱨᱮ
sco: Carvie
Serbian: Ким
Serbian (Latin): Kim
sgs: Kvīns
shn: ယႃႈၽၢင်ယွႆး, ၵရဝေး
Slovak: Rasca lúčna, Kmín, Rasca
Slovenian: Navadna kumina, Bela cemena, Divji kumen, Kim, Kimca, Kimelj, Kumen, Kumena
Spanish: Alcarabaca, Alcarahueya, Alcaravea, Alcaravia, Alcarovea, Alcarravea, Alcorobea, Caros
Swedish: Kummin, Brödkummin
Tajik: Карвиё
Tatar: Ак әнис
Telugu: కరం కరవే
Thai: เทียนตากบ
Turkish: Meridyen rezene
Ukrainian: Кмин звичайний
Uzbek: Zira urug'lari
vec: Kumo
Welsh: Carwy
wuu: 葛缕子

Synonyms

Aegopodium carum Wibel
Apium carvi (L.) Crantz
Bunium carvi (L.) M.Bieb.
Carum aromaticum Salisb.
Carum carvi f. carvi
Carum carvi f. gracile (Lindl.) H.Wolff
Carum carvi f. pygmaeum Vacc.
Carum carvi f. rhodochranthum A.H.Moore
Carum carvi f. rubriflorum H.Wolff
Carum carvi subsp. rosellum (Woronow) Vorosch.
Carum carvi var. gracile (Lindl.) H.Wolff
Carum carvi var. intermedium Rouy & E.G.Camus
Carum carvi var. pterochlaenum DC.
Carum carvi var. vulgare Alef.
Carum decussatum Gilib.
Carum gracile Lindl.
Carum officinale Gray
Carum rosellum Woronow
Carum velenovskyi Rohlena
Carvi careum Bubani
Falcaria carvifolia C.A.Mey.
Foeniculum carvi (L.) Link
Karos carvi (L.) Nieuwl. & Lunell
Ligusticum carvi (L.) Roth
Pimpinella carvi (L.) Jess.
Pimpinella involucrata Jan ex DC.
Selinum carvi (L.) E.H.L.Krause
Seseli carum Scop.
Seseli carvi Spreng.
Sium carum [Weber,]
Sium carvi (L.) Bernh.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Biennial, Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Greenland: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced

Photos

Photo: Anneli Salo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jaume Ramon Solé, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Anneli Salo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: jp82, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rosy Descalzo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Martínez José A., CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Alexander Klink, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: mireille thibault, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.