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FamilyRANUNCULACEAE
Genus speciesHelleborus hercegovinus Martinis 
BibliographySuppl. Fl. Anal. Jugosl. 1: 13 (1973)
Native Rangew. Balkan Peninsula
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Descriptionbasal leaves pedate, lobes 9-15, pinnatipartite, ultimate segments linear, abaxially hirsute, flowers pendent, crateriform, petals free, not imbricate
Size20-45cm
Colorgreen
Bloomearly spring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 16-18°C
division after flowering and in fall
SynonymsHelleborus hercegovinus f. pauciflorus Martinis
Helleborus multifidus ssp. hercegovinus (Martinis) B.Mathew
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, YUG Yugoslavia)
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