Genus Nigella L.


Summary
Genus number:
8242
Last updated:
20 December 2000
Family:
Ranunculaceae
Subfamily:
Ranunculoideae
Tribe:
Nigelleae
Accession count:

75 (37  active, 7  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
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References:
  1. Tamura, M. 1995. Angiospermae: Ordnung Ranunculales. Fam. Ranunculaceae. In: Engler, A. & K. Prantl, eds., Die Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien 17a(4):267. Note: ed. 1. 1887-1915; ed. 2. 1925-
  2. Zohary, M. 1983. The genus Nigella (Ranunculaceae): a taxonomic revision. Pl. Syst. Evol. 142:71-107.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=8242. Accessed 18 June 2026.