Editing Caraway (section)

==Description==
The plant is similar in appearance to other members of the [[carrot]] family, with finely divided, feathery leaves with thread-like divisions, growing on {{convert|20–30|cm|in|0|adj=on|abbr=on}} stems. The main [[flower]] stem is {{convert|30–60|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} tall, with small white or pink flowers in compound [[umbel]]s composed of 5–16 unequal rays {{Cvt|1-6|cm|4=1}} long. Caraway [[fruit]]s, informally called [[seed]]s, are smooth, [[crescent]]-shaped, laterally compressed [[achene]]s, around {{convert|3|mm|in|abbr=on|frac=16}} long, with five pale ridges and a distinctive pleasant smell when crushed.<ref name = "Tutin">Tutin TG. 1980. Umbellifers of the British Isles. BSBI Handbook No. 2. {{ISBN|0-90-115802-X}} </ref> It flowers in June and July.<ref name = "Tutin"/>