Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Helleborus lividus Aiton |
Bibliography | Bot. Mag. 2: t. 72 (1789) |
Native Range | Baleares (Mallorca) |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 200-1400m |
Description | leaves trifoliolate, leaflets ovate, glabrous, entire, adaxially dark green with white venation, abaxially purple, flowers crateriform, 3-5cm across, pendent, sepals ovate |
Size | 30-60cm |
Color | pale green, purple |
Bloom | winter, spring |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 16-18°C |
Synonyms | Helleborus corsicus f. angustifolius Schiffn. Helleborus corsicus f. latifolius Schiffn. Helleborus corsicus ssp. lividus (Aiton) Schiffn. Helleborus corsicus var. pictus Schiffn. Helleborus lividus var. integrifolius DC. Helleborus lividus var. integrilobus DC. Helleborus trifolius Mill. Helleborus trifolius var. integrifolius (DC.) Gürke Helleborus trifolius var. lividus (Aiton) Knoche Helleborus trifolius ssp. lividus (Aiton) Briq. Helleborus triphyllus Lam. Helleborus triphyllus var. integrifolius (DC.) Gürke |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares) |