Common name
English: Love-in-a-mist
German: Damaszener Schwarzkuemmel, Jungfer im Grünen
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Ranunculales (76)
Family: Ranunculaceae (53)(family description)
Genus: Nigella (3)
Epithet: damascena L. (1)
Synonyms: Erobathos coarctatum (C.C.Gmel.) Spach, Erobathos damascenum Spach, Erobatos damascenum (L.) Spach, Melanthium damascenum (L.) Medik., Nigella bithynica Azn., Nigella bourgaei Jord., Nigella caerulea Lam., Nigella coarctata C.C.Gmel., Nigella coerulea Lam., Nigella damascena (Boiss.) A.Terracc., Nigella elegans Salisb., Nigella involucrata Moench, Nigella multifida Gaterau, Nigella nana J.W.Loudon, Nigella pygmaea DC., Nigella romana Garsault, Nigella taurica Steven
bourgaei => in honor of Eugène Bourgeau (1813–1877), French botanist
caerulea => sky-blue
damascena => from Damascus, Syria
damascenum => from Damascus, Syria
elegans => graceful, neat, nice
involucrata => enwrapped, provided with covering, rolled together
multifida => divided many times
nana => dwarf
pygmaea => little; small; short; low; dwarf
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: blue, white