| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Helleborus viridis L. |
| Synonyms | Helleborus angustifolius Host |
| Helleborus brevicaulis Jord. & Fourr. | |
| Helleborus pallidus Host | |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 300-1600m |
| Description | leaves palmatipinnate, with 7-13, narrowly lanceolate, dentate segments, stem leaves smaller, sessile, flowers crateriform, 4-5cm across, amongst leaves |
| Size | 40-50cm |
| Color | apple green |
| Bloom | winter, spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 |
| Territory |
Europe
Middle Europe (Austria , Germany , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (France ) Southeastern Europe (Italy) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | RANUNCULACEAE
viridis abruzzicus (M.Thomsen & al.) Bartolucci & al., Inform. Bot. Ital. 45(1): 106 (2013)
viridis liguricus (M.Thomsen & al.) Bartolucci & al., ibid.
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