Nigella arvensis

Nigella arvensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Nigella
Species:
N. arvensis
Binomial name
Nigella arvensis
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Nigella agrestis J.Presl & C.Presl
    • Nigella aspera K.Koch
    • Nigella doliata Pall. ex M.Bieb.
    • Nigella foeniculacea DC.
    • Nigella glauca Wallr.
    • Nigella laevis Delile ex DC.
    • Nigella latifolia Mill.
    • Nigella tenuiflora Gilib.
    • Nigella tuberculata Griseb.
    • Nigella tuberculata var. saronensis Zohary
    • Nigella unguiculata Stokes

Nigella arvensis, the field nigella or wild fennel flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae.[2] It is native to North Africa, central, southern and eastern Europe, the Caucasus region, and the Middle East as far as Iran, and has gone extinct in Switzerland and Crete.[1] It is a minor crop, used locally as a substitute for Nigella sativa, black caraway.[3]

Subtaxa

The following subtaxa are accepted:[1]

  • Nigella arvensis var. anatolica Zohary – Turkey
  • Nigella arvensis var. iranica Zohary – Iran
  • Nigella arvensis subsp. latilabris (Zohary) Greuter & Burdet – Israel
  • Nigella arvensis var. longicornis (Zohary) C.C.Towns. – Turkey, Levant, Iraq
  • Nigella arvensis subsp. negevensis (Zohary) Greuter & Burdet – Israel
  • Nigella arvensis var. oblanceolata P.H.Davis – Turkey
  • Nigella arvensis subsp. palaestina (Zohary) Greuter & Burdet – Turkey, Levant
  • Nigella arvensis var. simplicifolia Zohary – Iraq
  • Botanical illustration
    Botanical illustration
  • Close-up of flower
    Close-up of flower
  • In its habitat
    In its habitat

References

  1. ^ a b c "Nigella arvensis L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Nigella arvensis wild fennel flower". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  3. ^ Weiss, E. A. (2002). Spice Crops. Cabi Publishing. p. 357. ISBN 9780851996059.


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