Nigella sativa

Botanical Description

Nigella sativa is an erect, much-branched annual plant with a well-developed taproot. It can grow up to 70cm tall[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. The seeds are often used as a condiments, medicine and source of an essential and fixed oil. The plant can be harvested from the wild but is also often cultivated, especially in east Africa, the former Soviet Union and in the subtropical belt extending from Morocco to northern India and Bangladesh[ 2 Title Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Publication Author Hedrick. U. P. Publisher Dover Publications Year 1972 ISBN 0-486-20459-6 Description Lots of entries, quite a lot of information in most entries and references. ].