Helleborus foetidus

Helleborus foetidus plant, Deilingen (oberhalb Schömberg), Schwäbischen Alb, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Helleborus foetidus flower detail, Deilingen (oberhalb Schömberg), Schwäbischen Alb, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ranunculales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Ordo: Ranunculales

Familia: Ranunculaceae
Subfamilia: Ranunculoideae
Tribus: Helleboreae
Genus: Helleborus
Sectio: H. sect. Griphopus
Species: Helleborus foetidus
Subspecies: H. f. subsp. balearicus – H. f. subsp. foetidus

Name

Helleborus foetidus L., Sp. Pl. 1: 558, 1753.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Helleboraster foetidus (L.) Moench, Meth.: 236. 1794.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Denmark (naturalised), Great Britain, Ireland (casual), Sweden (naturalised) Regional: Middle Europe Austria (alien), Belgium, Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic, casual), Germany, Switzerland. Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Italy, Sicilia (Malta, doubtful), Yugoslavia (Slovenia, alien) Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Morocco. Continental: Northern America Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Washington (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Hybrids

• Helleborus × jourdanii Pagès

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 558. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Helleborus foetidus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Oct 28. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Helleborus foetidus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Oct 28. Reference page. 
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Helleborus foetidus in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Oct 28.
• International Plant Names Index. 2009. 10. Published online. Accessed: Nov 2009.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Helleborus foetidus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

aragonés: Ixarruego
العربية: خربق كريه الرائحة
asturianu: Pitallón
català: Marxívol
čeština: čemeřice smrdutá
Cymraeg: Crafanc-yr-arth Ddrewllyd
dansk: Stinkende nyserod
Deutsch: Stinkende Nieswurz
dolnoserbski: Smjerźecy kichac
English: Stinking Hellebore, Dungwort
español: Eléboro fétido
فارسی: کنگرگون
suomi: Haisujouluruusu
français: Hellébore fétide, Ellébore fétide
hornjoserbsce: Smjerdźaca čemjerca
italiano: Elleboro puzzolente
日本語: コダチクリスマスローズ
Nederlands: Stinkend nieskruid, Stinkend nieskruid
polski: Ciemiernik cuchnący
slovenčina: Čemernica smradľavá
svenska: Klockjulros
Türkçe: Kokuşuk çöpleme
中文: 臭铁筷子, 臭嚏根草

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