Ridolfia segetum
(L.) Moris
False caraway, Corn caraway
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves - Flavouring, Spice, Stems, Roots, Seeds
The leaves are eaten raw in salads or used in soups. Young stems are eaten raw. The leaves, stems, roots, and seeds are used as flavouring and spice.
Where to Find It
It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Africa, Europe, Italy, Jordan, Libya, Mediterranean, Middle East, Morocco, North Africa, Sicily,
Countries: Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Albania, Angola, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Belarus, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Switzerland, Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Djibouti, Denmark, Algeria, Estonia, Egypt, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, United Kingdom, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Iraq, Iran, Iceland, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Liberia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, Madagascar, North Macedonia, Mali, Mauritania, Malta, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sudan, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Sierra Leone, San Marino, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Tanzania, Ukraine, Uganda, Yemen, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A Mediterranean herb in the Apiaceae family that grows prostrate along the ground to about 1 m tall. It is used as a condiment and flavouring plant.
Names & Synonyms
Finucciazzu, Shabat, Tabch, Tebch
Carum segetum Benth. & Hook.f.
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