Nigella damascena

Species category

Flower, Weed

Common name

devil in the bush, love in a mist

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

ObovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.

Size

  • Length 2.2–3 mm 
  • Width 2–2.2 mm 
  • Thickness 1.2–1.3 mm 

Color

Black

Texture

Reticulated 

Other structures

Large rib follows the entire margin of the seed.

Identification notes

Reticulations mostly transverseTransverse:
Set crosswise, crossing or at right angles.
. The bases below the reticulations are densely stippled.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Ranunculaceae

Valid name

Nigella damascena L.

 Nigella damascena.  Seeds with a large rib following the entire margin of the seed. 
Nigella damascena. Seeds with a large rib following the entire margin of the seed.