Cuminum cyminum Cumin (Umbelliferae)

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Cuminum cyminum
Cumin
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The Cuminum cyminum plant species is found in Europe to N. Africa and S.W.Asia? Original habitat is obscure. It is a member of the Umbelliferae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Cumin.

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Latin Name:  Cuminum cyminum
Common Name:  Cumin
Family:  Umbelliferae
Author:  L.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.3   Mature Width:  0.2

Habitat:  Not known in a truly wild condition.

Cultivation Notes: Prefers a warm fertile well-drained sandy loam in a sheltered sunny position[14, 200]. A frost-tender annual plant, cumin has been cultivated for over 2,000 years in warm temperate and tropical zones for its edible seed. This is used mainly as a flavouring in curries etc, though it has also been employed medicinally[4, 46, 132]. The plant only succeeds outdoors in Britain in warm summers, taking 3 - 4 months to ripen its seed[200]. When bruised, the plant has a pungent aroma[245].

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