| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Helleborus purpurascens Waldst. & Kit. |
| Bibliography | Descr. Icon. Pl. Hung. 2: 105 (1803) |
| Native Range | ec. Europe to Ukraine |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Description | basal leaves long petiolate, coriaceous, pedatisect, segments 6, lanceolate, adaxially smooth, lustrous, serrate, flowers 1-3, pendent, 3-5cm across, sepals rhombic-ovate |
| Size | 15-35cm |
| Color | purplish violet |
| Bloom | early 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 baumgartenii Kováts ex Schur Helleborus bocconei Schur Helleborus hunfalvyanus var. purpurascens (Waldst. & Kit.) Kanitz Helleborus purpurascens f. asper Simonk. Helleborus purpurascens var. baumgartenii (Kováts ex Schur) Kováts Helleborus purpurascens f. baumgartenii (Kováts ex Schur) Nyár. Helleborus purpurascens var. bocconei DC. Helleborus purpurascens f. dniesterensis Zapal. Helleborus purpurascens f. glabrescens Simonk. Helleborus purpurascens f grossedentatus Simonk. Helleborus purpurascens f. nanus Zapal. Helleborus purpurascens f. quadriflorus Zapal. Helleborus purpurascens f. subdivisus Zapal. Helleborus purpurascens var. subflabellatus Schur Helleborus purpurascens f. tuzsonii Andrz. Helleborus purpurascens f. viridiflorus (Schur.) Nyár. Helleborus purpurascens var. viridiflorus Schur Helleborus viridis var. pupurascens (Waldst. & Kit.) Neilr. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (CZE Czechoslovakia, HUN Hungary) 13 Southeastern Europe (ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine) |