Trachyspermum ammi
Ajowan, Bishop's Weed
Other regional names: Ethiopian Caraway +1 more
- Ethiopian Caraway
- Kummel
Also known as: Ammi cicutarium Willd. ex Roem. & Schult. +15 more
- Ammi cicutarium Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
- Ammi copticum L.
- Ammios muricata Moench
- Athamanta ajouan (Roxb.) Wall.
- Athamanta ajowan (Roxb.) Wall.
- Bunium aromaticum L.
- Bunium copticum (L.) Spreng.
- Carum ajawain (Roxb.) Waring
- Carum ajowan (Roxb.) Benth. & Hook.fil.
- Carum ajowan (Roxb.) Waring
- Carum ammi (L.) Sprague
- Carum copticum (L.) Benth. & Hook.f.
- Carum copticum (L.) Benth. & Hook.fil. ex Hiern
- Carum copticum (L.) C.B.Clarke
- Carum korolkowii (Regel & Schmalh.) Lipsky
- Conium africanum DC.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Apiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Originating in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Trachyspermum ammi (commonly known as Ajowan or Bishop's-Weed) is an annual belonging to the Apiaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Middle Asia, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Iran, Iraq, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Austria, Czechoslovakia, Ethiopia, Germany, Great Britain, India, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Michigan, Morocco, Nicobar Is., Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sweden, Turkey, Xinjiang