Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Helleborus hercegovinus Martinis |
Bibliography | Suppl. Fl. Anal. Jugosl. 1: 13 (1973) |
Native Range | w. Balkan Peninsula |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Description | basal leaves pedate, lobes 9-15, pinnatipartite, ultimate segments linear, abaxially hirsute, flowers pendent, crateriform, petals free, not imbricate |
Size | 20-45cm |
Color | green |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 |
Synonyms | Helleborus hercegovinus f. pauciflorus Martinis Helleborus multifidus ssp. hercegovinus (Martinis) B.Mathew |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, YUG Yugoslavia) |