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Helleborus niger (black hellebore)

Synonyms: Helleborus altifolius

Wikipedia Abstract

Helleborus niger, commonly called Christmas rose or black hellebore, is an evergreen perennial flowering plant in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. It is poisonous. Although the flowers resemble wild roses (and despite its common name), Christmas rose does not belong to the rose family (Rosaceae).
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Infraspecies

Helleborus niger macranthus
Helleborus niger niger (Christrose)

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-High
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Hazards [2]  All parts of the plant are poisonous; The fresh root can be a violent irritant to sensitive skin;
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Pollinators [2]  Bees, Flies
Structure [4]  Herb
Usage [2]  Used as a parasiticide against body lice, fleas etc; This use is somewhat dangerous, see the notes above on toxicity. The powdered root has been used as a snuff; Plants are suitable for ground cover when spaced about 45cm apart each way;
Height [2]  12 inches (0.3 m)
Width [2]  12 inches (0.3 m)
Light Preference [3]  Mostly Shady
Soil Acidity [3]  Neutral
Soil Fertility [3]  Mostly Infertile
Soil Moisture [3]  Moist
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Grigne 17695 Italy  
Parco Regionale Campo dei Fiori 3207 Italy  
Parco Regionale Orobie Bergamasche 121015 Italy  
Triangolo Lariano 1465 Italy  

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 3Ellenberg, H., Weber, H.E., Dull, R., Wirth, V., Werner, W., Paulissen, D. (1991) Zeigerwerte von Pflanzen in Mitteleuropa. Scripta Geobotanica 18, 1–248
♦ 4Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0