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Nigella orientalis, yellow fennel flower
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Nigella orientalis, yellow fennel flower
Drawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1905. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 062
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Apiaceae Apiales Arthur Harry Church Asterid Eudicot Eudicotinae Fennel Flowering Foeniculum Nigella Ranunculaceae Ranunculales Umbelliferae Angiospermae Dicot Dicotyledon Foeniculum Vulgare Magnoliophyta
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Nigella orientalis, commonly known as yellow fennel or Oriental fennel, is a beautiful and intricately structured flowering plant belonging to the Apiaceae or Umbelliferae family. This stunning illustration of Nigella orientalis is a drawing by Arthur Harry Church, created in the year 1905 and held in the esteemed Botany Library at the Natural History Museum in London. The plate number for this exquisite artwork is 062. The plant is an herbaceous annual or biennial, growing up to 50 cm tall. Its stems are covered in fine hairs and bear feathery leaves that resemble those of fennel, from which it derives its common name. However, Nigella orientalis is not related to common fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) but is instead a member of the Ranunculaceae family, although it is sometimes placed in the Apiaceae or Umbelliferae due to its umbel-like inflorescence. The plant produces striking, yellow, pendulous flowers that bloom in the summer. Each flower is composed of six petals, arranged in a radial pattern, and has a distinctive, feathery appearance. The flowers give way to small, oval-shaped seeds, which are commonly used as a spice and are known as nigella seeds or black cumin. This illustration showcases the remarkable detail and artistry of Victorian-era botanical illustration. Church's use of shading, color, and intricate line work brings the delicate features of the Nigella orientalis flower to life. The illustration is an excellent example of the eudicot Angiospermae, which is a large group of flowering plants characterized by having two seed leaves (cotyledons) and a net-like vascular system. The Eudicotinae, to which Nigella orientalis belongs, is a subgroup of the Eudicots that includes the Asterids, which are characterized by their flower morphology and seed structure. The plant's placement in the orders Apiales and Ranunculales within the Angiospermae, Magnoliophyta, and Spermatophyta classes further demonstrates its place in the plant kingdom.
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