Helleborus viridis

Helleborus viridis plant, Zugarramurdi, Navarra, Spain

Helleborus viridis flower detail, Box Wood, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, UK

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ranunculales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Ordo: Ranunculales

Familia: Ranunculaceae
Subfamilia: Ranunculoideae
Tribus: Helleboreae
Genus: Helleborus
Sectio: H. sect. Helleborastrum
Species: Helleborus viridis
Subspecies: H. v. subsp. abruzzicus – H. v. subsp. liguricus – H. v. subsp. occidentalis – H. v. subsp. viridis

Name

Helleborus viridis L., Sp. Pl. 1: 557. 1753.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Helleboraster viridis (L.) Moench, Meth.: 236. 1794.

Hybrids

• Helleborus × jourdanii Pagès
• Helleborus × nigercors J.T.Wall
• Helleborus × viridescens Schiffn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Denmark (casual), Great Britain, Ireland (Ireland: alien, Northern Ireland: casual), Sweden (casual) Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic: casual), Germany, Hungary (alien), Poland (naturalized), Switzerland. Regional: Southwestern Europe France, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Italy, Sicilia (Sicily), Yugoslavia (Croatia, Slovenia) Regional: Eastern Europe Belarus (casual), Baltic States (casual), Central European Russia (casual), Northwest European Russia (casual), Ukraine (alien). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 558. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2018. Helleborus viridis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Feb. 06. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Helleborus viridis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

العربية: خربق أخضر
català: El·lèbor verd
čeština: Čemeřice zelená
Cymraeg: Crafanc-yr-arth Werdd
dansk: Grøn nyserod
Deutsch: Grüne Nieswurz
dolnoserbski: Zeleny kichac
English: Green Hellebore
español: Eléboro verde
suomi: Viherjouluruusu
français: Hellébore vert
hornjoserbsce: Zelena čemjerca
magyar: Zöld hunyor
italiano: Elleboro verde
日本語: アサギフユボタン
Nederlands: Wrangwortel
polski: Ciemiernik zielony
русский: Морозник зелёный
slovenčina: Čemernica zelená
svenska: Grön julros
Türkçe: Yeşil çöpleme
walon: Yebe di feu

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