black-bread-weed
Nigella arvensis L.
Nigella arvensis, known as black-bread-weed, is a flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae. It is native to North Africa, central, southern, and eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and the Middle East. The species has gone extinct in Switzerland and Crete. It is used locally as a substitute for Nigella sativa, black caraway.
Description
Nigella arvensis is a member of the genus Nigella and was first described in 1753. It is found in regions including São Miguel Island, Belarus, Germany, Ukraine, Albania, Algeria, and Austria, among others. The plant is a minor crop and has traditional uses in local contexts. It is part of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae.
Other common names
wild fennel-flowerblack-bread-weednigellawild fennel
Distribution
São Miguel Island · HR · DK · BY · UA · Azores · Belarus · Czech Republic · Slovakia · Germany · Ukraine · SE · CZ · PL · NO · SK · Albania · Algeria · Austria · Belgium · Bulgaria · Cyprus · Czechoslovakia · East Aegean Is. · Egypt · France · Greece · Hungary · Iran · Iraq
Synonyms
Nigella doliataNigella agrestisNigella asperaNigella tuberculataNigella foeniculaceaNigella laevisNigella glaucaNigella latifoliaNigella tuberculata var. saronensis
