Helleborus foetidus L.

Setterwort (en), Hellébore fétide (fr), Pied-de-griffon (fr), Ellébore fétide (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Helleborus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.6-0.8m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread myrmecochory
Mature width (meter) 0.2 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 0.8
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Woods, scrub and sunny banks on moist chalk and limestone soils.
Light 4-7
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 1-5
Soil acidity 5-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-7

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cardiac (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified)
Human toxicity very strong toxic (aerial)
Animal toxicity strong toxic (aerial)

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Helleborus foetidus habit picture by Julien (cc-by-sa)
Helleborus foetidus habit picture by Ben Rimpot (cc-by-sa)
Helleborus foetidus habit picture by Patrick Nard (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Helleborus foetidus leaf picture by Marco Jesús (cc-by-sa)
Helleborus foetidus leaf picture by Adiza Coppé (cc-by-sa)
Helleborus foetidus leaf picture by julie elsen (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Helleborus foetidus flower picture by Julien (cc-by-sa)
Helleborus foetidus flower picture by Patrick FOURNIER (cc-by-sa)
Helleborus foetidus flower picture by Patrick Fournier (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Helleborus foetidus fruit picture by Chris Toph (cc-by-sa)
Helleborus foetidus fruit picture by Patrick Nard (cc-by-sa)
Helleborus foetidus fruit picture by ReinHerba (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Helleborus foetidus world distribution map, present in Spain, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:711317-1
WFO ID wfo-0000719147
COL ID 3KF9N
BDTFX ID 31516
INPN ID 101188
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Veratrum helleboraster Helleborus beugesiacus Helleborus deflexifolius Helleborus foetidus Helleboraster foetidus Helleborus foetidus subsp. balearicus