Nigella hispanica

Nigella hispanica var. hispanica

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 hispanica
Varietas: N. h. var. hispanica – N. h. var. intermedia – N. h. var. parviflora

Name

Nigella hispanica L., Sp. Pl.: 584 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Nigella arvensis var. hispanica (L.) Batt. in J.A.Battandier & al., Fl. Algérie, Dicot.: 18 (1888).
  • Nigella arvensis subsp. hispanica (L.) Bonnier & Layens, Tabl. Syn. Pl. Vasc. France: 10 (1894).
• Heterotypic
  • Nigella amoena Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 374 (1796).
  • Nigella atropurpurea C.Huber, Nursery Cat. (Charles Huber Bros. and Co.) 1866: 4 (1866).
  • Nigella gaditana Soleirol ex Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 16 (1878), not validly publ.
  • Nigella hispanica subsp. confusa Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 16 (1878).
  • Nigella intermedia Rouy & Foucaud, Fl. France 1: 122 (1893), nom. illeg.
  • Nigella polygynia Moench, Suppl. Meth.: 111 (1802).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Native to: Europe Southwestern Europe France, Portugal, Spain. Introduced into: Europe Northern Europe Great Britain. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 534. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Nigella hispanica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Nigella hispanica. Published online. Accessed: 17 Jan 2026. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Nigella hispanica. Accessed: Jan 17 2026. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Spanish love-in-a-mist, Spanish fennel
• svenska: Spanska jungfrun

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