Cumin noir vs nigelle de Damas

Nigella sativa compared with Nigella damascena

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cumin noir	nigelle de Damas
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family same	Ranunculaceae	Ranunculaceae
Genus same	Nigella	Nigella
Species	Nigella sativa	Nigella damascena

Evolutionary Relationship

Cumin noir and nigelle de Damas share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Nigella.

Conservation Status

Cumin noir

NE — Not Evaluated

nigelle de Damas

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cumin noir	nigelle de Damas
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cumin noir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (18 countries), and North America (United States).

nigelle de Damas

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Cumin noir

The Black cumin (Nigella sativa) is a species in the genus Nigella. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (18 countries), and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 15 countries:

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