Nigella orientalis L.

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Nigella

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Cornfields and dry hills on calcareous soils.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

The seeds are sometimes used to adulterate pepper.
Uses -
Edible 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°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Nigella orientalis world distribution map, present in Armenia, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic, and Turkey

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:711681-1
WFO ID wfo-0000380711
COL ID 6RY6C
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Nigella corniculata Nigellastrum orientale Nigellastrum flavum Nigellastrum corniculatum Nigella orientalis