Helleborus viridis

Helleborus viridis plant, Zugarramurdi, Navarra, Spain
Helleborus viridis flower detail, Box Wood, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, UK

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ranunculales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Ordo: Ranunculales

Familia: Ranunculaceae
Subfamilia: Ranunculoideae
Tribus: Helleboreae
Genus: Helleborus
Sectio: H. sect. Helleborastrum
Species:
Subspecies: H. v. subsp. abruzzicus – H. v. subsp. liguricus – H. v. subsp. occidentalis – H. v. subsp. viridis

Name

Helleborus viridis L., Sp. Pl. 1: 557 (1753).

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Helleboraster viridis (L.) Moench, Meth.: 236 (1794).

Homonyms

Hybrids

H. × jourdanii – H. × nigercors – H. × viridescens 

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Europe
    • Regional: Northern Europe
      • Denmark (casual), Great Britain, Ireland (Ireland: alien, Northern Ireland: casual), Sweden (casual)
    • Regional: Middle Europe
      • Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic: casual), Germany, Hungary (alien), Poland (naturalized), Switzerland.
    • Regional: Southwestern Europe
      • France, Spain.
    • Regional: Southeastern Europe
      • Italy, Sicilia (Sicily), Yugoslavia (Croatia, Slovenia)
    • Regional: Eastern Europe
      • Belarus (casual), Baltic States (casual), Central European Russia (casual), Northwest European Russia (casual), Ukraine (alien).

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Vernacular names

  • العربية: خربق أخضر
  • català: El·lèbor verd
  • čeština: Čemeřice zelená
  • Cymraeg: Crafanc-yr-arth Werdd
  • dansk: Grøn nyserod
  • Deutsch: Grüne Nieswurz
  • dolnoserbski: Zeleny kichac
  • English: Green Hellebore
  • español: Eléboro verde
  • suomi: Viherjouluruusu
  • français: Hellébore vert
  • hornjoserbsce: Zelena čemjerca
  • magyar: Zöld hunyor
  • italiano: Elleboro verde
  • 日本語: アサギフユボタン
  • Nederlands: Wrangwortel
  • polski: Ciemiernik zielony
  • русский: Морозник зелёный
  • slovenčina: Čemernica zelená
  • svenska: Grön julros
  • Türkçe: Yeşil çöpleme
  • walon: Yebe di feu
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