| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Helleborus orientalis Lam. |
| Synonyms | Helleborus abchasicus A.Braun |
| Helleborus caucasicus A.Braun | |
| Helleborus olympicus Lindl. | |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Description | evergreen, leaves 30cm wide, palmatipinnate, with 5-11 broadly lanceolate, coarsely dentate segments, flowers 6-8cm across, crateriform, more or less erect |
| Size | 40-60cm |
| Color | brownish yellow, greenish |
| Bloom | winter, spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 16-18°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Turkey-in-Europe ) Asia-Temperate Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | RANUNCULACEAE
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