Nigella sativa
Black Cumin, Black Cumin
Other regional names: Roman Coriander
- Roman Coriander
Also known as: Nigella cretica Mill. +3 more
- Nigella cretica Mill.
- Nigella indica Roxb. ex Fleming
- Nigella sativa var. cretica (Mill.) DC.
- Nigella truncata Viv.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Ranunculaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Nigella sativa (commonly known as Black cumin) is an annual within the Ranunculaceae family. It naturally occurs in Temperate Asia and Europe. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, Middle Asia, Southeastern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bulgaria, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, North Caucasus, Romania, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan
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)
Afghanistan, Algeria, Assam, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Central European Russia, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Krym, Libya, Morocco, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tadzhikistan, Tunisia, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Yugoslavia
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