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2 unusual facts about B. nigra


B. nigra

Brassica nigra, the black mustard, an annual weedy plant cultivated for its seeds, which are commonly used as a spice

Betula nigra, a species of birch native to the eastern United States from New Hampshire west to southern Minnesota, and south to northern Florida and east Texas


G. nigra

Gila nigra, the headwater chub, a fish species found in Arizona and New Mexico

H. nigra

Hoplocorypha nigra, a praying mantis species found in the region of the Congo River

Simian retrovirus

The SRV serotype-2 was found in endemic infections of pig-tailed monkey (M. nemestrina), cynomolgus macaques, Japanese macaque (M. fuscata), at Washington NPRC, and in rhesus and Celebes black macaques (M. nigra) at Oregon NPRC.


see also

Ballota

Ballota species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera including Coleophora case-bearers: C. ballotella, C. lineolea (which has been recorded on B. nigra) and C. ochripennella.