Nigella

Nigella sativa (common names, black caraway, black cumin, nigella, charnushka, or kalonji) is an annual flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to western Asia (the Levant, Cyprus, Turkey, Iran and Iraq), and eastern Europe (Bulgaria and Romania). It is used as a spice in various food preparations.

It is naturalised over parts of Europe, North Africa, and east to Myanmar.