Bunium persicum is often confused with Nigella sativa because both plant species are called “black cumin”.
The dried fruits are used as a spice and also the tuber-like root is edible and can be used as a vegetable.
Names
Scientific
Bunium persicum
Synonym
Bunium bulbocastanum
Carum bulbocastanum
English
Black cumin (Bunium persicum)
Earth chestnut
Great pignut
Dutch
Aardkastanje
Spanish
Comino negro
German
Gewöhnliche Erdkastanie
Gewöhnlicher Knollenkümmel
Italian
Cumino nero
Taxonomy
Genus
Bunium
Family
Apiaceae
Order
Apiales
Crop categories
Medicinal plants
Root vegetables
Spices