>>485Guizotia abyssinica is an erect, stout, branched annual herb, grown for its edible oil and seed. Its cultivation originated in the Eritrean and Ethiopian highlands, and has spread to other parts of Ethiopia. Common names include noog/nug (Ethio-Semitic and Eritrean ኑግ nūg or ኒህዩግ nihyug); niger, nyger, or nyjer seed (all pronounced /ˈnaɪdʒər/ NY-jər);[2][3] ramtil or ramtilla; inga seed; and blackseed.