Nigella arvensis

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]

Botanical illustration

Nigella arvensis
Close-up of flower
Habit
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

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

References
  1. "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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