Nigella arvensis L.

Wild fennel-flower (en), Nigelle des champs (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Nigella

Characteristics

An annual herb. It is short and hairless. The leaves are all alternate and have narrow segments. The flowers are pale blue or white. The veins are often green.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

t is a temperate and Mediterranean climate plant. It grows on waste land and hillsides.
More
Cornfields and dry hills on calcareous soils.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses medicinal potherb spice
Edible leaves seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 9 - 15
Germination temperacture (C°) 20 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Nigella arvensis habit picture by Aurélia et JChris Courte-Barbary (cc-by-sa)
Nigella arvensis habit picture by Oiselet (cc-by-sa)
Nigella arvensis habit picture by Pavlína Koc. (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Nigella arvensis leaf picture by Pierre Vinchelin (cc-by-sa)
Nigella arvensis leaf picture by carmela pavone (cc-by-sa)
Nigella arvensis leaf picture by caven (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Nigella arvensis flower picture by Alain Montane (cc-by-sa)
Nigella arvensis flower picture by Lucas Stordeur (cc-by-sa)
Nigella arvensis flower picture by Angelos (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Nigella arvensis fruit picture by Christian Baladou (cc-by-sa)
Nigella arvensis fruit picture by Gianni Franchi (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Nigella arvensis world distribution map, present in France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:711626-1
WFO ID wfo-0000380641
COL ID 6RXV5
BDTFX ID 44091
INPN ID 109620
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Nigella doliata Nigella agrestis Nigella tuberculata Nigella laevis Nigella glauca Nigella aspera Nigella latifolia Nigella foeniculacea Nigella tuberculata var. saronensis Nigella arvensis

Lower taxons

Nigella arvensis subsp. aristata Nigella arvensis subsp. glauca Nigella arvensis subsp. taubertii Nigella arvensis subsp. latilabris Nigella arvensis subsp. negevensis Nigella arvensis subsp. palaestina Nigella arvensis var. anatolica Nigella arvensis var. simplicifolia Nigella arvensis var. oblanceolata