Nigella arvensis subsp. glauca

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ranunculales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Ordo: Ranunculales

Familia: Ranunculaceae
Subfamilia: Ranunculoideae
Tribus: Nigelleae
Genus: Nigella
Sectio: N. sect. Nigella
Species: Nigella arvensis
Subspecies: Nigella arvensis subsp. glauca

Name

Nigella arvensis subsp. glauca (Boiss.) A.Terracc., Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 2: 34 (1898).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Nigella arvensis var. glauca Boiss., Fl. Orient. 1: 66 (1867).
    • Lectotype (Davis 1965: 101): [Turkey] Armenia, Calvert (K).
• Heterotypic
  • Nigella divaricata Gaudich. ex DC., Syst. Nat. 1: 329 (1817).
    • Nigella arvensis var. divaricata (Gaudich. ex DC.) Boiss., Fl. Orient. 1: 66 (1867).
    • Nigella arvensis subsp. divaricata (Gaudich. ex DC.) Arcang., Comp. Fl. Ital.: 17 (1882).
  • Nigella catenae Ten., Fl. Neapol. Prodr. App. 5: 14 (1826).
  • Nigella arvensis var. glaucescens Guss., Pl. Rar.: 216 (1826).
    • Nigella arvensis subsp. glaucescens (Guss.) Greuter & Burdet, Willdenowia 19: 45 (1989).
  • Nigella arvensis var. cossoniana Ball, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 308 (1877).
  • Nigella huthii Brand, Helios 13: 26, 191 (1895).
    • Lectotype (designated by Strid 1970: 40): [Greece, E Aegean] "Samos, in glareosis regionis superioris montis Kerki", 8 Aug. 1887, Forsyth-Major 619 (Holotype: G-BOIS, isotypes: JE).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Türkiye-in-Europe. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Türkiye. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Terracciano, A. 1898. Revisione monografica delle specie del genere Nigella [cont.]. Bollettino delle Reale Orto Botanico Coloniale di Palermo 2(1): 19-42. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Strid, A. 2002. Nigella. Pp. 5–13 in Strid, A. & Tan, K. (eds.), Flora Hellenica. Volume Two (Nymphaeaceae to Platanaceae). A.R.G. Gantner, Ruggell, 511 pp. ISBN 3-904144-92-8 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Nigella arvensis subsp. glauca in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Nigella arvensis subsp. glauca. Published online. Accessed: 15 Jan 2026. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Nigella arvensis subsp. glauca. Accessed: 15 Jan 2026. Reference page. 
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Nigella arvensis subsp. glauca in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan 15.Reference page.