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Helleborus niger L.

See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
Matthew 6:28-29 

English anagrams
Germany
Russia

Distribution in USA and Canada

USA (MI, NY)


Map for Helleborus niger L.
USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Magnoliidae
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae

Genus: Helleborus

Species

PLANT PROFILE  : (*)

Common names

U.S. name: black hellebore

Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:

Images

Helleborus niger
Credit: Photo by Leo Michels. Usage: Public Domain

Helleborus niger
Credit: Photo by Leo Michels. Usage: Public Domain

Helleborus niger
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Helleborus niger
Credit: Photo by Marinella Zepigi

Helleborus niger
Credit: Photo by Marinella Zepigi

Helleborus niger
Credit: Photo by Marinella Zepigi

Helleborus niger
Credit: Photo by Marinella Zepigi

Other informations

Index of taxa

Genera of  Ranunculaceae: