| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Helleborus abchasicus A.Braun |
| Bibliography | Index Seminum (B, Berolinensis) 1853(App.): 24 (1853) |
| Native Range | w. Transcaucasus |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Description | leaves pedate, leaflets 5-11, not divided, dentate, stem leaves smaller, inflorescence 3-5-flowered, corolla 7-8cm, turbinate, erect |
| Size | 20-45cm |
| Color | white, pale purple |
| 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 casta-diva ssp. abchasicus (A.Braun) N.Busch Helleborus caucasicus ssp. abchasicus (A.Braun) Regel Helleborus caucasicus var. colchicus (Regel) Regel Helleborus colchicus Regel Helleborus orientalis ssp. abchasicus (A.Braun) B.Mathew Helleborus orientalis var. abchasicus (A.Braun) Demoly Helleborus porphyromelas A.Braun ex C.D.Bouché |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) |