Nigella hispanica L.

Spanish fennel (en), Nigelle de France au sens large (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Nigella

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.1-0.5m high.

Life form	annual
Growth form	herb
Growth support	-
Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
Spread	epizoochory
Mature width (meter)	0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter)	0.1 - 0.5
Root system	-
Rooting depth (meter)	-
Root diameter (meter)	-
Flower color
Blooming months	Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fruit color
Fruiting months	-
Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	c3

Environment

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	environmental use
Edible	-
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°)	-18
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

Images

Flower

Fruit

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:711663-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000380691
COL ID	73Y6P
BDTFX ID	44109
INPN ID	109631
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Nigella amoena Nigella polygynia Nigella atropurpurea Nigella arvensis subsp. hispanica Nigella hispanica