Difference between revisions of "Helleborus viridis"

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Herbs, 1.2-3.5 dm. Stems fluted and ridged. Leaves 2-5 or more; basal leaves with petioles to 30cm; blades to 40cm wide, lobes 6-15, 2-cleft or incised, 6-21 × 1.5-4.2 cm, margins sharply serrate; cauline leaves similar to basal but smaller, sessile or short-petioled. Inflorescences: peduncles 2-5 cm. Flowers pendent, 35-60 mm diam.; sepals scarcely imbricate, 9-20 mm wide; petals upwardly curved, cornucopia-like with involute margins. Follicles 3-6, connate at base, swollen; body 14-25 mm; beak persistent.

Phenology: Flowering winter–early spring (Dec–Mar).
Habitat: Waste places, abandoned gardens, shaded roadsides, and calcareous woodlands
Elevation: 0-400m

Ill., Md., Mich., N.J., N.Y., Ohio, Pa., W.Va., Europe.

Discussion

This species is not as commonly planted as it once was, and most records are old.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa