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Nigella damascena L.

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Nigella damascena L.
Nigella damascena L.
Names_Fungi record source Nigella damascena L.

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Exotic
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New Zealand
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L.
L.
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Nigella damascena L.
species
Nigella damascena

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Ranunculales
Ranunculaceae
Nigella
damascena

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Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. 1988: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. IV. Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons. Botany Division DSIR, Christchurch.

Nigella damascena L.

Stem (5)-20-50 cm tall, branching above. Segments of rosette lvs linear, those of cauline lvs filiform. Involucre present, of 5 finely dissected lvs, twice as broad as the fl. Fls 2-3 cm diam. Sepals in several whorls, blue, ovate, acute, clawed, the innermost sometimes 3-fid. Petals usually 0. Styles 5. Capsule glabrous, ovoid, swollen, 15-30 × 10-20 mm, 10-locular but only 5 locules fertile; styles 15-25 mm long at fruiting. Seeds black, c. 2 mm long, transversely ridged.

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Nigella damascena L.
Nigella damascena L.
Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988)

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Nigella damascena L.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
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Nigella damascena L.
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
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Nigella damascena L.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
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09060da7-18e3-47a3-9355-36b042c77498
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1 January 2000
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