Devil-in-a-bush
Nigella damascena L. [Ranunculaceae]
Kurotanesou (クロタネソウ, 黒種草)
Lifeform: annual forb
Distribution: native to southern Europe, north Africa and southwest Asia (exotic to Japan)
Habitat: escaped from gardening
Nigella L.
Species: ca 14 annuals
Distribution: native to southern Europe, north Africa, south and southwest Asia
Leaf: finely divided
Nigella damascena in Hokkaido
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close to a flower garden at N28/W3, West Ward, Sapporo, on June 29 2011.