{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.carum-carvi","code":"thing-q26811","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q26811/","name":"Carum carvi","alternateNames":[],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.1.0-research.1","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"thing","plane":"PHY","domain":["PHY.LIV"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"Carum carvi is a biennial (occasionally annual) umbelliferous herb in Apiaceae whose ripe mericarps are the culinary and medicinal spice caraway, native to western Asia and Europe and now cultivated across temperate regions.","purpose":"Enable an agent to recognise Carum carvi, assess its development and condition, and decide whether to cultivate, propagate, sample or harvest it.","scope":{"in":["Species identification and evidence distinguishing caraway from similar Apiaceae and similarly named spices","Rosette, flowering and fruiting development linked to accession and growing conditions","Root, foliage, umbel and fruit condition","Propagation potential and observed reproductive performance","Cultivation, collection and harvest readiness"],"out":["Other species sold under cumin, black cumin or black caraway names","Manufactured spice products and their commercial specifications","Extracted essential oils and isolated chemical substances","Medical treatments, therapeutic efficacy and dosing","Farm business operations and habitat-wide management"],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Examine mature fruits for two separable mericarps, typically crescent-shaped and bearing five slender ribs each; assess the complete character combination against authenticated material when distinguishing cumin, fennel or anise. [AHPA botanical identity reference](https://www.botanicalauthentication.org/index.php/Carum_carvi_(fruit))","Record leaf division, ultimate segment shape and flower colour together: caraway has finely divided, two- to three-pinnate leaves with linear segments and small white flowers in umbels; these characters alone do not establish identity. [RHS species profile](https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/3148/carum-carvi/details)","For incomplete plants resembling other Apiaceae, require a regional identification key and documented reproductive characters; retain an unresolved identification when the necessary organs are missing.","For fragmented fruit material, compare a suitable chromatographic fingerprint with authenticated caraway and relevant alternatives, including anise and fennel; the published example images are not acceptance specifications. [AHPA authentication methods](https://www.botanicalauthentication.org/index.php/Carum_carvi_(fruit))"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"caraway-identity","name":"Caraway identity","description":"Establish whether the subject is Carum carvi and preserve the evidence behind that determination.","layers":[{"id":"taxon-and-origin","name":"Taxon and origin","description":"Connect the registry concept to a determined specimen or accession.","findings":[{"id":"supported-species-assignment","name":"Supported species assignment","description":"Record the botanical determination separately from supplier labels and local names.","questions":[{"text":"What determination identifies this material as Carum carvi, and who made it using which reference?","id":"supported-species-assignment-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which voucher, source accession or collection record supports that determination?","id":"supported-species-assignment-q02","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"diagnostic-organ-evidence","name":"Diagnostic organ evidence","description":"Assess identification from the organs actually available.","findings":[{"id":"lookalike-exclusion","name":"Lookalike exclusion","description":"Preserve the observations that distinguish caraway from relevant botanical or traded substitutes.","questions":[{"text":"What leaf, umbel and mature mericarp characters were observed, measured or photographed?","id":"lookalike-exclusion-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Which local Apiaceae or similarly named spice species remain plausible, and what missing character would separate them?","id":"lookalike-exclusion-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]},{"id":"rosette-to-fruit-development","name":"Rosette-to-fruit development","description":"Track the accession's progression from establishment through reproductive maturity.","layers":[{"id":"establishment-and-seasonal-history","name":"Establishment and seasonal history","description":"Connect rosette condition and flowering behaviour to dated growing history.","findings":[{"id":"flowering-transition-evidence","name":"Flowering transition evidence","description":"Record actual bolting behaviour without assuming identical seasonal requirements for every accession.","questions":[{"text":"When did this cohort emerge, establish a rosette and begin bolting, if observed?","id":"flowering-transition-evidence-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"What accession information and temperature history support expectations about flowering this season?","id":"flowering-transition-evidence-q02","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"umbel-and-fruit-progression","name":"Umbel and fruit progression","description":"Distinguish flowering, fruit formation and maturity within a plant or cohort.","findings":[{"id":"reproductive-stage-distribution","name":"Reproductive stage distribution","description":"Represent variation among umbels rather than assigning readiness from the earliest mature fruit.","questions":[{"text":"What proportions of sampled umbels are flowering, carrying green fruit or carrying mature fruit?","id":"reproductive-stage-distribution-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Does the observed maturity distribution support another inspection, selective collection or whole-cohort harvest?","id":"reproductive-stage-distribution-q02","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"caraway-growing-condition","name":"Caraway growing condition","description":"Interpret root, rosette and reproductive-shoot condition in their growing context.","layers":[{"id":"root-zone-and-establishment","name":"Root zone and establishment","description":"Assess conditions affecting the root system and successful establishment.","findings":[{"id":"root-stress-assessment","name":"Root stress assessment","description":"Connect visible decline with moisture, drainage and root observations before choosing an intervention.","questions":[{"text":"What root-zone moisture, drainage observations and root or crown symptoms accompany poor growth?","id":"root-stress-assessment-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"What evidence supports changing watering or drainage, or obtaining a diagnostic sample?","id":"root-stress-assessment-q02","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"foliage-and-umbel-integrity","name":"Foliage and umbel integrity","description":"Assess damage to the organs supporting growth and fruit production.","findings":[{"id":"damage-versus-senescence","name":"Damage versus senescence","description":"Record symptom location and progression without converting an unverified symptom into a pest diagnosis.","questions":[{"text":"Which leaves, stems or umbels show lesions, feeding, collapse or discoloration, and how widespread is the damage?","id":"damage-versus-senescence-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"What evidence distinguishes expected maturation from injury, environmental stress or an identified organism?","id":"damage-versus-senescence-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]},{"id":"caraway-reproduction-and-persistence","name":"Caraway reproduction and persistence","description":"Assess fruit production, propagation performance and recruitment beyond the original planting.","layers":[{"id":"flowering-to-fruit-set","name":"Flowering to fruit set","description":"Connect observed flowering with subsequent fruit production.","findings":[{"id":"reproductive-success","name":"Reproductive success","description":"Track fruit set and relevant flowering conditions without assuming why reproduction succeeded or failed.","questions":[{"text":"What fruit set followed flowering in marked umbels, using what sampling method?","id":"reproductive-success-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"What observations of flower visitors, weather and flower damage could explain differences in fruit set?","id":"reproductive-success-q02","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"germination-and-recruitment","name":"Germination and recruitment","description":"Assess whether retained or shed fruits produce new caraway plants.","findings":[{"id":"propagation-and-escape-potential","name":"Propagation and escape potential","description":"Keep tested germination separate from observed establishment inside or outside the intended plot.","questions":[{"text":"What germination and seedling establishment were measured for this collection under recorded conditions?","id":"propagation-and-escape-potential-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Do observed volunteers and the planting objective support retaining seed, preventing shedding or removing recruits?","id":"propagation-and-escape-potential-q02","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"caraway-collection-and-material-handoff","name":"Caraway collection and material handoff","description":"Determine when botanical material can be collected and how its identity survives separation from the plant.","layers":[{"id":"collection-readiness","name":"Collection readiness","description":"Relate collection decisions to organ, maturity, condition and intended destination.","findings":[{"id":"purpose-specific-collection","name":"Purpose-specific collection","description":"Distinguish requirements for a voucher, propagation material and material entering food-product assessment.","questions":[{"text":"Which organ will be collected, for what purpose, and what identity and maturity evidence does that purpose require?","id":"purpose-specific-collection-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"What observed damage, contamination or identity uncertainty requires deferring collection or segregating material?","id":"purpose-specific-collection-q02","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"detached-material-traceability","name":"Detached material traceability","description":"Maintain botanical identity and provenance through collection and storage.","findings":[{"id":"plant-to-material-link","name":"Plant-to-material link","description":"Document whether material consists of whole fruits, separated mericarps or another organ and connect it to its source.","questions":[{"text":"Which source plants, collection date and handling records identify this detached material?","id":"plant-to-material-link-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"When does processing or blending require a linked spice-product, extract or seed-lot model to own further decisions?","id":"plant-to-material-link-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]},{"id":"evidence-and-external-alignment","name":"Evidence and external alignment","description":"What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.","layers":[{"id":"reported-evidence","name":"Reported evidence","description":"Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.","findings":[{"id":"evidence-kinds","name":"Kinds and varieties","description":"Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of Carum carvi this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-kinds-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-identifiers","name":"Identifiers and schemes","description":"Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of Carum carvi this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-identifiers-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-standards-and-regulation","name":"Standards and regulation","description":"Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of Carum carvi this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-standards-and-regulation-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-real-world-use","name":"Real-world use","description":"Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of Carum carvi this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-real-world-use-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-measurements","name":"Typical measurements","description":"Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of Carum carvi this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-measurements-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards","name":"Failure modes and hazards","description":"Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of Carum carvi this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-regional-variation","name":"Regional variation","description":"Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of Carum carvi this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-regional-variation-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-neighbours","name":"Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart","description":"Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of Carum carvi this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-neighbours-q01","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Describe caraway, its cultivation and its culinary uses.","Report the origin and quality of a lot from its documentation."],"mustNot":["Recommend foraging wild caraway without warning about poisonous look-alikes.","Present caraway remedies as cures for disease.","Recommend concentrated caraway oil for infants or in pregnancy without medical advice.","Sell adulterated or mislabelled seed."],"requiresHuman":["Using caraway oil as a medicine for a person."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Wild umbellifers include deadly species; foraging advice must be cautious.","Caraway is part of food traditions across Europe and western Asia."],"affectedParties":["Foragers and consumers","Growers","Patients using herbal remedies"]},"owners":{"steward":"The grower or trader who holds a lot.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q11992872","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q190903","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q207123","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.carum-carvi","Wikidata: Q26811 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26811)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["Identification confidence: unresolved | provisional | confirmed, with method and determiner","Accession origin: plant or cohort linked to supplier, collection locality, parent population and voucher where available","Developmental stage: seed | seedling | rosette | bolting | flowering | green fruit | mature fruit | senescent","Observed life-cycle pattern: first-season flowering | flowering after overwintering | other observed pattern | unknown","Leaf dissection: division order and terminal segment shape, with basal or stem position","Mericarp morphology: length and width in mm; rib count; curvature and surface observations","Root and crown condition: intact | injured | discoloured | decaying | unexamined, with observations","Root-zone moisture: volumetric water content in %, with depth, method and date","Fruit maturity distribution: % sampled fruits classified as green, maturing, mature or shed","Germination performance: % germinated over stated days under recorded test conditions"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["A herb with finely divided feathery leaves.","Small white or pinkish flowers in umbels.","Curved, ribbed brown seeds with a sharp aniseed-like smell."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["Document diagnostic organs and submit an uncertain specimen for botanical determination.","Sow authenticated propagation material and monitor emergence and establishment.","Track rosette development, overwintering, bolting and fruit maturation for a specific accession.","Adjust growing conditions in response to measured stress and a supported diagnosis.","Collect mature fruits for propagation or transfer to a separately assessed product batch.","Retain a voucher and linked samples for morphological or chemical authentication."]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Confusion with poisonous umbellifers such as hemlock.","Skin or allergic reactions in sensitive people.","Toxicity of concentrated essential oil in high doses."]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, issued by the European Parliament and Council, establishes general food law requirements applicable when its fruits are marketed as food in the European Union."]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["This herb occurs in temperate grasslands and cultivated fields, where its development is monitored for propagation and harvest.","Its ripe fruits are used as a culinary spice and as raw material for traditional herbal preparations."]}},"sources":[{"title":"Carum carvi 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