Nigella degenii

Nigella degenii

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Nigella degenii is listed as Least Concern.

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
Species: Nigella degenii
Subspecies: N. d. subsp. barbro – N. d. subsp. degenii – N. d. subsp. jenny – N. d. subsp. minor

Name

Nigella degenii Vierh., Magyar Bot. Lapok 25: 148 (1926 publ. 1927).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece (Kiklades). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Vierhapper, F.K.M. 1926 [publ. 1927]. Zwei neue Nigella-Arten aus der Verwandtschaft der N. arvensis. Magyar Botanikai Lapok 25: 146–150. PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

• Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, Th., Iatroú, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A. & Tzanoudakis, D. 2013. Vascular Plants of Greece: An Annotated Checklist. Englera 31: 1–368. JSTOR PDF Reference page. 
• Tutin, T.G.† & Akeroyd, J.R. 1993. Nigella. Pp. 251–253 in Tutin, T.G., Burges, N.A., Chater, A.O., Edmondson, J.R., Heywood, V.H., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 1: Psilotaceae to Platanaceae. 2nd edition, xlvi + 581 pp., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (UK) / New York / Melbourne, ISBN 0-521-41007-X. Reference page. 

• Bazos, I. 2025. Nigella degenii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-2.RLTS.T228272198A228272503.en.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Nigella degenii 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 degenii. Published online. Accessed: 15 Jan 2026. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Nigella degenii. Accessed: Jan 15 2026. Reference page. 

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