Helleborus odorus Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.

Hellébore (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Helleborus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.2-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-8
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-7

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode divisions 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 odorus habit picture by Jani Zadrgal (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Helleborus odorus leaf picture by Jani Zadrgal (cc-by-sa)
Helleborus odorus leaf picture by Andrej Potočnik (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Helleborus odorus flower picture by Jani Zadrgal (cc-by-sa)
Helleborus odorus flower picture by Jani Zadrgal (cc-by-sa)
Helleborus odorus flower picture by eszter24 (cc-by-sa)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:711351-1
WFO ID wfo-0000719185
COL ID 6LNKG
BDTFX ID 83801
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Helleborus graveolens Helleborus cupreus Helleborus odorus Helleborus hunfalvyanus Helleborus atrorubens f. cupreus

Lower taxons

Helleborus odorus subsp. laxus