Paris quadrifolia

Paris quadrifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Liliales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Liliales

Familia: Melanthiaceae
Tribus: Parideae
Genus: Paris
Species:

Name

Paris quadrifolia L., Sp. Pl.: 367 (1753).

Synonyms

  • Heterotypic
    • Paris trifolia P.Renault, Fl. Orne: 26 (1804).
    • Paris pentafolia P.Renault, Fl. Orne: 26 (1804).
    • Paris quadrifolia var. angustiovata D.Z.Ma & H.L.Liu, Fl. Ningxiaensis 2: 523 (1988 publ. 1990).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Europe
    • Regional: Northern Europe
      • Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Iceland, Norway, Sweden.
    • Regional: Middle Europe
      • Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
    • Regional: Southwestern Europe
      • Corse, France, Sardegna, Spain.
    • Regional: Southeastern Europe
      • Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Yugoslavia.
    • Regional: Eastern Europe
      • Belarus, Baltic States, Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Siberia
      • Altay, Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Tuva, West Siberia, Yakutskiya.
    • Regional: Middle Asia
      • Kazakhstan.
    • Regional: Caucasus
      • North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
    • Regional: Western Asia
      • Turkey.
    • Regional: China
      • Inner Mongolia, Manchuria, Xinjiang.
    • Regional: Mongolia
      • Mongolia.

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

References

Primary references

  • Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Paris quadrifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 27. Reference page. 
  • International Plant Names Index. 2023. Paris quadrifolia. Published online. Accessed: November 27 2023. Reference page.
  • Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Paris quadrifolia in The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 13.0 of 16 May 2024. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D.R. Hernández Robles, C.A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R.E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, et al., Catalogue of Life. Amsterdam, Netherlands. DOI: 10.48580/dgqdn-4nz Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 19 Reference page. 
  • Tropicos.org 2023. Paris quadrifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 November 2023. Reference page.

Vernacular names

  • aragonés: Uva de raposa
  • беларуская: Мудранка чатырохлістая
  • čeština: vraní oko čtyřlisté
  • Cymraeg: cwlwm cariad
  • dansk: Almindelig Firblad
  • Deutsch: Einbeere
  • English: herb Paris
  • español: uva de zorra
  • eesti: Ussilakk, Harilik ussilakk
  • suomi: Sudenmarja
  • français: Parisette à quatre feuilles
  • hornjoserbsce: Wšědna štwórica
  • magyar: Farkasszőlő
  • հայերեն: Ագռավաչք քառատերև
  • íslenska: Ferlaufungur
  • қазақша: Кәдімгі қарғакөз
  • lietuvių: Keturlapė vilkauogė
  • latviešu: Četrlapu čūskoga
  • Nederlands: Eenbes
  • norsk nynorsk: Firblad
  • polski: Czworolist pospolity
  • русский: Вороний глаз четырёхлистный
  • davvisámegiella: Dierbmámuorji
  • slovenčina: vranovec štvorlistý
  • српски / srpski: Петров крст / Petrov krst
  • svenska: Ormbär
  • українська: Вороняче око звичайне
  • 中文: 四叶重楼
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