What is Nigella sativa?
{{italictitle}} {{Speciesbox | image = Nsativa001Wien.jpg | genus = Nigella | species = sativa | authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]] | synonyms = {{Species list |Nigella cretica|Mill. |Nigella indica|Roxb. |Nigella truncata|Viv. }} | synonyms_ref = }} [[File:Nigella sativa MHNT.BOT.2015.34.22.jpg|thumb|''Nigella sativa'']] '''''Nigella sativa''''' is a '''black cumin''' (also known as nigella or ''kalonji'').<ref>BSBI List 2007. Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland.</ref> It is an [[annual plant|annual]] [[flowering plant]] in the family [[Ranunculaceae]]. It is from south and southwest [[Asia]]. ''Nigella sativa'' can grow to be {{convert|20|-|30|cm|abbr=on}} tall. The black cumin [[fruit]] has numerous [[seed]]s which are used as [[spice]], sometimes as a replacement for original black cumin ''[[Bunium bulbocastanum]]''. These two plants are both called 'black cumin' on account of their seeds. == References == {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commons|Nigella sativa}} * [http://gernot-katzers-spice-pages.com/engl/Nige_sat.html Spice pages: onion seeds (''Nigella sativa'', falsely black cumin or black caraway)] {{-}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Spices]] [[Category:Ranunculales]]