Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Nigella damascena, love-in-a-mist, [1] or devil in the bush, [2] is an annual garden flowering plant, belonging to the buttercup family Ranunculaceae.It is native to southern Europe (but adventive in more northern countries of Europe), north Africa and southwest Asia, where it is found on neglected, damp patches of land.
The genus name Nigella is a diminutive of the Latin niger "black", referring to the seed color. [6] [7] The specific epithet sativa means "cultivated".[6]In English, Nigella sativa and its seed are variously called black caraway, black seed, black cumin, fennel flower, nigella, nutmeg flower, Roman coriander, [3] [6] black onion seed [8] and kalonji.
Nigella damascena has been grown in English cottage gardens since the Elizabethan era, commonly called love-in-a-mist. Nigella hispanica is a taller species with larger blue flowers, red stamens, and grey leaves. Nigella seeds are self-sowing if the seed pods are left to mature. The dried seed capsules can also be used in flower arrangements.
Cats are "obligate carnivores," meaning in order to stay healthy a cat's diet is primarily protein, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Eggs are a great ...
An edible seed [n 1] is a seed that is suitable for human or animal consumption. Of the six major plant parts, [ n 2 ] seeds are the dominant source of human calories and protein . [ 1 ] A wide variety of plant species provide edible seeds; most are angiosperms , while a few are gymnosperms .
Nigella damascena; H. Nigella hispanica; S. Nigella sativa This page was last edited on 21 September 2021, at 21:01 (UTC). Text is available under ...
Nigella, a genus of about 14 species of annual plants in the family Ranunculaceae, particularly Nigella sativa, the seeds of which are used as a culinary spice; Nigella damascena, (Love-in-a-mist), grown in gardens as an ornamental plant
During pregnancy a cat should gain 38% of their body weight by the time they are ready to give birth. It is recommended that a cat's diet should contain 4000 kcal per kg of dry food [50] while pregnant; during lactation it is recommended that the cat consumes 240–354 kcal ME per kg of body weight. [50]