Nigella nigellastrum

Nigella nigellastrum

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 nigellastrum

Name

Nigella nigellastrum (L.) Willk. in M.Willkomm & J.M.C.Lange, Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 3: 963 (1880).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Garidella nigellastrum L., Sp. Pl.: 425 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Garidella anethifolia Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 374 (1796), nom. illeg.
  • Nigella garidella Spenn., Monogr. Nigell.: 11 (1829), nom. illeg.
  • Garidella nigelliformis St.-Lag., Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 126 (1880), nom. illeg., "nigellaeformis".
  • Garidella nigelliformis St.-Lag., Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 8: 203 (1881), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe France, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Kriti. Regional: Eastern Europe Krym. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Middle Asia Turkmenistan. Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Palestine, Türkiye. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Willkomm, H.M. & Lange, J.M.C. 1874–1880. Prodromus Florae Hispanicae seu Synopsis Methodica omnium Plantarum in Hispania Sponte Nascentium vel Frequentius Cultarum quae Innotuerunt Auctoribus. Volumen III. 1144 pp., Stuttgartiae: E. Schweizerbart. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Nigella nigellastrum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Nigella nigellastrum. Published online. Accessed: 14 Jan 2026. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Nigella nigellastrum. Accessed: 14 Jan 2026. Reference page. 
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Nigella nigellastrum in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan 14.Reference page.

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Zwerg-Schwarzkümmel
• English: Dwarf Nigella

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