delirium florens
Nigella sativa
Nigella sativa may remind you of a more common species with smaller, blue flowers, Nigella damascena or love-in-a-mist, with which it shares its genus. N. sativa is a native of Western Asia/the Middle East. It has long been cultivated around the Mediterranean as well as in other parts of the world, where it has escaped capitivity and been naturalised. The plant's seeds have been used as a spice in many cuisines and as traditional medicines. In English and other languages, common names include black caraway and black cumin. While the seeds taste similar to these and other spices, and have been used as substitute in cooking for them, they are not actually related to any of them. Additionally, the common names black seed, black cumin and black caraway are also used to refer to Elwendia persica.
Nigella sativa
Nigella sativa may remind you of a more common species with smaller, blue flowers, Nigella damascena or love-in-a-mist, with which it shares its genus. N. sativa is a native of Western Asia/the Middle East. It has long been cultivated around the Mediterranean as well as in other parts of the world, where it has escaped capitivity and been naturalised. The plant's seeds have been used as a spice in many cuisines and as traditional medicines. In English and other languages, common names include black caraway and black cumin. While the seeds taste similar to these and other spices, and have been used as substitute in cooking for them, they are not actually related to any of them. Additionally, the common names black seed, black cumin and black caraway are also used to refer to Elwendia persica.