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Helleborus foetidus L.  
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FamilyRANUNCULACEAE
Genus speciesHelleborus foetidus L. 
SynonymsHelleborus beugesiacus Jord. & Fourr.
 Helleborus deflexifolius Jord. & Fourr.
Habitatthickets and woods
Altitude200-1800m
Descriptionunpleasantly smelling, leaves petiolate, palmatipinnate, with 7-11 narrowly lanceolate, dentate segments, uppermost leaves entire, flowers campanulate, 1-3cm across, in raceme
Size30-50cm
Colorpale green
Bloomwinter, spring
Ca+
Typetuft
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 16-18°C
division after flowering and in fall
Territory Europe
     Northern Europe (Great Britain )
     Middle Europe (Belgium , Germany , Switzerland )
     Southwestern Europe (Baleares , Corse , France , Portugal , Spain )
     Southeastern Europe (Italy )
Africa
     Northern Africa (Morocco)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

RANUNCULACEAE

Helleborus foetidus L., Sp. Pl. 1: 558 (1753)

Synonyms:
Helleboraster foetidus Moench
Helleborus beugesiacus Jord. & Fourr.
Helleborus deflexifolius Jord. & Fourr.
Helleborus foetidus balearicus L.Chodat

Europe, n. Morocco
10 GRB 11 BGM GER SWI 12 BAL COR FRA POR SPA 13 ITA 20 MOR

200-1800m

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