Nigella damascena L. (Ranunculaceae) - Damigella scapigliata - Love-in-a-mist

Nigella damascena L. Sp. Pl. ed. 1 534 (1753)

See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
Matthew 6:28-29

He is happiest who hath power to gather wisdom from a flower.
Mary Howitt (Happiness and Misery)

Nigella damascena L.
Distribution in U.S.A. and Canada
USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 24 June 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Nigella damascena L.
Distribuzione in Europa

Nigella damascena L.
Distribuzione in Italia

TAXONOMY

Kingdom / Regno: Plantae
Subkingdom / Sottoregno: Tracheobionta
Superdivision / Superdivisione: Spermatophyta
Division / Divisione: Magnoliophyta
Class / Classe: Magnoliopsida
Subclass / Sottoclasse: Magnoliidae
Order / Ordine: Ranunculales
Family / Famiglia: Ranunculaceae

Genus / Genere: Nigella

Species / Specie

Nigella arvensis L.

Nigella damascena L.

Nigella sativa L.

PLANT PROFILE / INFORMAZIONI : (*)

Rank: species / specie
Status name: accepted / accettato

Nomi comuni / Common names

Italian name / Nome italiano:
Damigella scapigliata

English name: Love-in-a-mist
US name: Devil In The Bush
French name: nigelle de Damas
Spanish name: arañas
Portuguese name: barbas-de-velho

Forma biologica: T scap
Periodo di fioritura: IV-V
Tipo corologico: Euri-Medit.
Altitudine (min/max): 0/800 m.

Synonyms / Sinonimi: -

Images / Immagini

Nigella damascena L.

Nigella damascena L.

Credit: Photo by Leo Michels - Source: http://www.imagines-plantarum.de/
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Nigella damascena L.

Nigella damascena L.

Hippolyte Coste - Flore descriptive et illustrée de la France, de la Corse et des contrées limitrophes, 1901-1906 - This image is in public domain because its copyright has expired.

Other informations / Altre informazioni

Index of taxa / Indice delle specie

Generi delle Ranunculaceae:

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BIBLIOGRAFIA:
Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia (3 voll.) - Edagricole - 1982
Tutin, T.G. et al. - Flora Europaea, second edition - 1993
Zangheri P. - Flora Italica (2 voll.) - Cedam - 1976

N.B. Per alcune specie la distribuzione geografica potrebbe richiedere degli aggiornamenti