| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Helleborus niger L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 558 (1753) |
| Native Range | Alps, Apennines |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 100-1900m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves pedatisect, segments oblong-cuneate, at apex serrate, stems 1-2-flowered, bracts ovate, entire or tridentate, sepals ovate |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | white, rose |
| Bloom | winter, spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 16-18°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Synonyms | Helleborus altifolius (Roth) Rchb. Helleborus grandiflorus Salisb. Helleborus niger var. altifolius Roth Helleborus niger var. angustifolius Sweet Helleborus niger var. humilifolius Roth Helleborus niger var. laciniatus Gusmus ex Hegi Helleborus niger var. oblongifolius Beck Helleborus niger var. stenopetalus Beck |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, GER Germany, SWI Switzerland) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |