Nigella damascena L.

Love-In-A-Mist

Ranunculaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Genus: Nigella (Nigella)

Synonyms

Nigella damascena
Nigella damascena subsp. minor
Nigella damascena var. minor

Related species

Nigella arvensis L. - Nigella
Nigella sativa L. - Black-Cumin
Nigella damascena L. - Love-In-A-Mist

Traits


    Slightly toxic, 15–30 cm tall. bracts: whorled, directly below the flowers, foliage-like, multiple pinnatifid. flowers: bluish to whitish. perianth: 5‑leaved. nectar producing leaves: 5–10, 2‑lipped. anthers: without a spiny apex. carpels: fused almost up to the apex...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Nigella damascena

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Ecology

Nigella damascena

Nigella damascena

Status

  • neophyte being in naturalization

Habitat

  • ruderal vegetation, parks, gardens

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