Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Helleborus foetidus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Helleborus foetidus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
COMMON NAME:
Stinking Hellebore
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Helleborus foetidus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Helleborus foetidus
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
3997
Forb
Perennial
Non-native: Europe
Habitat: Cultivated in gardens, seeding down and spreading locally near plantings, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Palmately compound: 7-11 leaflets
Alternate
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring
Pale green
often edged with maroon
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5 petaloid sepals
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
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