| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Helleborus dumetorum Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd. |
| Bibliography | Enum. Pl.: 592 (1809) |
| Native Range | Austria to Romania |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and woods |
| Description | leaves 15-23cm wide, glabrous, palmatipinnate, segments 7-11, lanceolate, finely dentate, flower 3-4cm across, pendent |
| Size | 30-50cm |
| Color | mat green |
| Bloom | winter |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | cold, semi-shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 16-18°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Synonyms | Helleborus dumetorum ssp. illyricus Starm. Helleborus dumetorum f. laciniatus Martinis Helleborus hunfalvyanus var. dumetorum (Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.) Kanitz Helleborus pallidus Host Helleborus vaginatus Host Helleborus viridis ssp. dumetorum (Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.) Hayek Helleborus viridis var. dumetorum (Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.) Sadl. Helleborus viridis var. pallidus (Host) A.Braun |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, HUN Hungary) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) |