| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Helleborus guttatus A.Braun & F.W.H.Sauer |
| Bibliography | Index Seminum (B, Berolinensis) 1853(App.): 23 (1853) |
| Native Range | c. & e. Caucasus |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | basal leaves pedate, leaflets 5-8, oblong-lanceolate, minutely sharply serrate, glabrous, stem leaves scaly, flowers large, sepals broadly ovate, petals purple variegate |
| Size | 25-40cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 16-18°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Synonyms | Helleborus caucasicus var. guttatus (A.Braun) Regel Helleborus grandiflorus K.Koch ex Rupr. Helleborus orientalis var. guttatus (A.Braun & F.W.H.Sauer) Demoly Helleborus orientalis ssp. guttatus (A.Braun & F.W.H.Sauer) B.Mathew Helleborus polychromus var. guttatus (A.Braun & F.W.H.Sauer) Kolak. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) |