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Cereal fields. – Castronuovo, Lercara (Gasparrini), Favignana (Tineo), Maretimo (Gussone
1834); Mazzara, Marsala, Maccalubi di Girgenti (Gussone 1844); Trapani, Licata (Lojacono
1889); Acicastello (Tornabene in herb. Strobl) (Lojacono 1889: 228); Gorghi Tondi (Lopriore
1900). – NC.
420. Nigella damascena L., Sp. Pl.: 534 (1753)
Uncultivated land. – Throughout the region. – CC.
Nigella papillosa G. López González in Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 41: 468 (1985) subsp.
papillosa
421. Nigella papillosa subsp. atlantica (Murb.) Amich ex G. López González in loc. cit.:
468 (1985) [Bas. Nigella hispanica L., Sp. Pl.: 534 (1753) subsp. atlantica Murb. in
Acta Univ. Lund. 33 (12): 3 (1897)]
Fields, uncultivated land. – Sicilia (Murbeck loc. cit.). Reported also by Zohary (1983).
Distribution to be verified – RR.

422. Delphinium emarginatum C. Presl in J. & C. Presl, Delic. Prag. 1: 6 (1822)
Garrigue, dry and stony meadows. – Boccadifalco, Sferracavallo, M. Gallo, S. Maria a Gesù, M.
de’ Cani, Trabia, Termini, Castellammare, Cofani (Gussone 1828); Castellobuono (Minà), Monte
di Trapani (Larsche) (Gussone 1845: 835); Catalfano, M. Pellegrino, Grazia, Chiarandà,
Altavilla, Boccadifalco (Lojacono 1889); M. S. Giuliano e M. Cofano (Ponzo 1900);
Mongerbino (Marcenò & Colombo 1982); Zingaro: M. Passo del Lupo presso Portella S.
Giovanni (Raimondo & al. 1986); Bacino Oreto (Raimondo & al. 1990 a); M. Pellegrino: Pizzo
Croce e Pizzo di Gorgo Rosso (Raimondo ed. 1992); Pressi Castellammare del Golfo lungo S.S.
per Trapani, Pizzo Selva a Mare, Villaciambra, Gibilrossa, Monte Inici (Minissale 1993); Monti
di Palermo, Catalfano (Raimondo & al. 1994); Riserva Zingaro in Contrada Acci (Scuderi & al.
1994). – R.
* Delphinium peregrinum L., Sp. Pl.: 531 (1753) [D. junceum DC.]
Fields, uncultivated dry ground. – Reported by Greuter & al. (1989), but excluded by Fl. Europ.
(1993), by Atl. Fl. Europ. 8 (1989) and by Pignatti (1982). The exclusion might be due to Strobl’s
opinion (1880: 183). Treated as doubtful also by Gussone (1834: 181), even after quoting sever-
al localities. – ?R.

423. Delphinium halteratum Sm. in Sibth. & Sm., Fl. Graec. Prodr. 1: 371 (1809) [incl.
D. peregrinum sensu auct. Fl. Sic. non L.; olim D. confertum Guss. (1828) inde cor-
rectum D. halteratum (1834)]
Fields, uncultivated dry ground. – Everywhere in the region. – C.

424. Delphinium staphysagria L., Sp. Pl.: 531 (1753)
Cultivations, ruins. – Siracusa + Catania (Presl), Palermo alla Grazia, Sferracavallo, Piano de’
Porrazzi, Barcellona, Noto, Spaccaforno, Comiso, Terranova (Gussone 1828); Catania a
Villarascosa (Tornabene), Castellobuono ai Monticelli (Minà) (Gussone 1845: 835); Ficuzza,
Buonfornello, Foresta di Carini (Todaro) (Lojacono 1889); Massannunziata (Tornabene)
(Nicotra 1890 a); Fiumi Anapo e Ciane, Pantani: Capo Passero + Gariffi, Biviere Gela (Lopriore
1900); Vetta M. Turcisi nella Piana di Catania (Borruso 1960); Bivona (Catanzaro 1970);
Sampieri, Ispica, Cassaro (Brullo & Marcenò 1985); C.da Chiesa a S. Stefano Quisquina
(Marcenò & al. 1985); Sciacca Gole Tardara (Raimondo & al. 2004). – R.