Nigella arvensis subsp. aristata

Taxonavigation

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

Nigella arvensis subsp. aristata (Sm.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 17 (1878).

Basionym
- Nigella aristata Sm. in J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith, Fl. Graec. Prodr. 1: 373 (1809).
  - Typus: [Greece, Sterea Ellas] "prope Athenas", Sibthorp (OXF).
Homotypic
- Nigella arvensis var. aristata (Sm.) Dönmez & Uğurlu, Turk. J. Bot. 45: 487 (2021).
Heterotypic
- Nigella arvensis var. involucrata Boiss., Fl. Orient. 1: 66 (1867).
  - Lectotype (designated by Davis 1965: 102): [Greece, Sterea Ellas] "prope Athenas versus Phalerum", Heldreich 1673 (K; isolectotypes: C, G, G-BOIS, LD, S, UPS, W).
  - Nigella arvensis subsp. involucrata (Boiss.) A.Terracc., Boll. Ort. Bot. Palermo 2: 37 (1898).
- Nigella aristata subsp. rechingeri Tutin, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 80: 322 (1961)
  - Typus: [Greece, W Aegean] "Euboea [Evvia ], in ditione pagi Palaeochora, in olivetis", 29 Jun. 1958, Rechinger 19400 (W; isotypes: G, M).
  - Nigella arvensis subsp. rechingeri (Tutin) Tutin, Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 70: 5 (1964).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Türkiye-in-Europe. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia East Aegean Islands, Türkiye. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Nyman, C.F. 1878–1882. Conspectus Florae Europaeae. 858 pp. Örebro Sueciae: typis officinae Bohlinianae. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page.
Sibthorp, J. & Smith, J.E. 1809. Florae Graecae Prodromus, sive Plantarum omnium enumeratio, quas in provinciis aut insulis Graeciae invenit Johannes Sibthorp, M.D. Vol. I(2), pp. 219–442. London: Richard Taylor. BHL Reference page.
Dönmez, A.A., Uğurlu Aydın, Z. & Oybak Dönmez, E. 2021. Taxonomic monograph of the tribe Nigelleae (Ranunculaceae): a group including ancient medicinal plants. Turkish Journal of Botany 45(5): 468–502. DOI: 10.3906/bot-2105-39 Reference page.
Boissier, E. 1867. Flora Orientalis sive enumeratio plantarum in Oriente a Graecia et Aegypto ad Indiae fines hucusque observatarum. Volumen primum. Thalamiflorae. 1017 pp. Genevae et Basileae: H. Georg. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page.

Strid, A. 1970. Studies in the Aegean flora. XVI. Biosystematics of the Nigella arvensis complex with special reference to the problem of non-adaptive radiation. Opera Botanica 28: 1–169, 3 plates, 1 map. Reference page.
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.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Nigella arvensis subsp. aristata 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. aristata. Published online. Accessed: 15 Jan 2026. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Nigella arvensis subsp. aristata. Accessed: 15 Jan 2026. Reference page.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Nigella arvensis subsp. aristata in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan 15.Reference page.