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Nigella Arvensis
''Nigella arvensis'', the field nigella or wild fennel flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae. It is native to North Africa, central, southern and eastern Europe, the Caucasus region, and the Middle East as far as Iran, and has gone extinct in Switzerland and Crete. It is a minor crop, used locally as a substitute for ''Nigella sativa'', black caraway. Subtaxa The following subtaxa are accepted: *''Nigella arvensis'' var. ''anatolica'' – Turkey *''Nigella arvensis'' var. ''iranica'' – Iran *''Nigella arvensis'' subsp. ''latilabris'' – Israel *''Nigella arvensis'' var. ''longicornis'' – Turkey, Levant, Iraq *''Nigella arvensis'' subsp. ''negevensis'' – Israel *''Nigella arvensis'' var. ''oblanceolata'' – Turkey *''Nigella arvensis'' subsp. ''palaestina'' – Turkey, Levant *''Nigella arvensis'' var. ''simplicifolia'' – Iraq References Nigella, arvensis Spices Flora of North Africa Flora of France Flora of Sardinia Flora o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculaceae (buttercup or crowfoot family; Latin "little frog", from "frog") is a family of over 2,000 known species of flowering plants in 43 genera, distributed worldwide. The largest genera are ''Ranunculus'' (600 species), ''Delphinium'' (365), ''Thalictrum'' (330), ''Clematis'' (325), and ''Aconitum'' (300). Description Ranunculaceae are mostly herbaceous annuals or perennials, but some are woody climbers (such as ''Clematis'') or shrubs (e.g. ''Xanthorhiza''). Most members of the family have bisexual flowers which can be showy or inconspicuous. Flowers are solitary, but are also found aggregated in cymes, panicles, or spikes. The flowers are usually radially symmetrical but are also found to be bilaterally symmetrical in the genera ''Aconitum'' and ''Delphinium''. The sepals, petals, stamens and carpels are all generally free (not fused), the outer flower segments typically number four or five. The outer stamens may be modified to produce only nectar, as in Aqui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
