DG Site Updates: My favorite, Dave, 1 by pebble

pebble wrote:
surprise surprise, they are all of the above...how funny, and you know what? it is from the nigella flower...
Family: Ranunculaceae
Taxon: Nigella sativa L.
Parts Used: seeds
Description:

The seeds are tiny ( 1-2 mm long), black,
3 sided and look a bit like pieces of flint
under a microscope. They have a strong,
spicey, peppery taste


It's called Black caraway and black cumin in Europe
in the USA "love in a mist" and nutmeg flower (???)
also Roman coriander by the romans.....


***but I know that I have collected love in am ist seeds, and they are shiny, whereas the "corekotu" seeds are matte.
http://fisher.bio.umb.edu/pages/fatimah/botanical.htm


This message was edited Tuesday, Dec 3rd 1:15 PM