Pollinator plant

wild fennel flower

Nigella arvensis

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Common names

27 names · 19 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Field Love-in-a-mist[1][2]
  • Nigella
  • wild fennel[3]
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  • wild fennel flower[3]
Other languages (18)
Dutch
  • Juffertje in het groen
  • Wilde nigelle[1][2]
French
Arabic
  • حبة البركة[2]
  • حبة سوداء[2]
  • شونيز مزروع،[2]
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  • كمون أسود[2]
Bulgarian
  • Полска челебитка[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 田野黑种草[2]
Czech
  • černucha rolní[2]
Danish
  • Agernigella[2]
Finnish
  • rikkaneito[2]
German
Hebrew
  • קצח השדה[2]
Hungarian
  • kerti katicavirág[2]
  • mezei kandilla[2]
Lithuanian
  • Dirvinė juodgrūdė[2]
Polish
  • Czarnuszka polna[2]
Russian
  • Чернушка полевая[2]
Slovak
  • černuška roľná[2]
Swedish
  • åkernigella[2]
Turkish
  • Tarla Çörekotu[2]
Ukrainian
  • Чорнушка польова[2]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Nigella arvensis — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Acker-Schwarzkümmel — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 359865; Nigella arvensis.
  • Field Love-in-a-mist — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 359865; Nigella arvensis.
  • Nigelle des champs — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 359865; Nigella arvensis.
  • Wilde nigelle — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 359865; Nigella arvensis.
[2] Nigella arvensis — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Acker-Schwarzkümmel — results[12].names[2]; taxon id 359865; Nigella arvensis.
  • Field Love-in-a-mist — results[12].names[1]; taxon id 359865; Nigella arvensis.
  • Nigelle des champs — results[12].names[5]; taxon id 359865; Nigella arvensis.
  • Wilde nigelle — results[12].names[4]; taxon id 359865; Nigella arvensis.
  • černucha rolní — results[12].names[3]; taxon id 359865; Nigella arvensis.
  • Чернушка полевая — results[12].names[6]; taxon id 359865; Nigella arvensis.
  • rikkaneito — results[12].names[7]; taxon id 359865; Nigella arvensis.
  • حبة البركة — results[12].names[8]; taxon id 359865; Nigella arvensis.
  • شونيز مزروع، — results[12].names[9]; taxon id 359865; Nigella arvensis.
  • حبة سوداء — results[12].names[10]; taxon id 359865; Nigella arvensis.
  • كمون أسود — results[12].names[11]; taxon id 359865; Nigella arvensis.
  • åkernigella — results[12].names[12]; taxon id 359865; Nigella arvensis.
  • Dirvinė juodgrūdė — results[12].names[13]; taxon id 359865; Nigella arvensis.
  • Полска челебитка — results[12].names[14]; taxon id 359865; Nigella arvensis.
  • Agernigella — results[12].names[15]; taxon id 359865; Nigella arvensis.
  • Чорнушка польова — results[12].names[16]; taxon id 359865; Nigella arvensis.
  • Tarla Çörekotu — results[12].names[17]; taxon id 359865; Nigella arvensis.
  • Czarnuszka polna — results[12].names[18]; taxon id 359865; Nigella arvensis.
  • kerti katicavirág — results[12].names[19]; taxon id 359865; Nigella arvensis.
  • mezei kandilla — results[12].names[20]; taxon id 359865; Nigella arvensis.
  • קצח השדה — results[12].names[21]; taxon id 359865; Nigella arvensis.
  • černuška roľná — results[12].names[22]; taxon id 359865; Nigella arvensis.
  • 田野黑种草 — results[12].names[23]; taxon id 359865; Nigella arvensis.
[3] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • wild fennel — Other common names section.; Nigella arvensis.
  • wild fennel flower — Common-name subtitle below main botanical heading (h1).; Nigella arvensis.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Botanical family
Ranunculaceae

Genus-level classification for Nigella; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.

Sources [1]
Native range
Europe to Caucasus.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Nigella (Nigella arvensis) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from July to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Nigella — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1903516; ID 6439; rank genus; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Nigella arvensis — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 96746; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 811153, 811154, 811155, 811156, 811157, 811159, 811160, 811161, 811162, 811163, 811164, 811165, 811166, 811167, 811168, 811169, 811170, 811171, 811173, 811174, 811175, 811176, 811177, 811178, 811179, 811180, 811181, 811182, 811183, 811184, 811185, 811186, 811187, 811188, 811189

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.