Green Hellebore
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Green Hellebore
Group of flowers
Toothed leaves
Fruits (follicles)
Helleborus viridis
Bear's-foot
Ranunculaceae
In woodland it flowers from February to May but in built up
areas it starts to flower in January.
Both native and naturalised plants are found throughout
the country, but are more common in the South.
See the BSBI distribution map for Green Hellebore
It grows in woods and hedges on lime and in shade.
Green Hellebore is a native, perennial, herb growing
to 40cm.
The clusters of yellow-green flowers (4-5cm in
diameter) appear just before the leaves.
The palmate, toothed leaves are dark green and
tough.
It has been planted for winter flowering for hundreds
of years and in the wild it is a mixture of native and
naturalised plants.
According to Preston et al. (2002) some old
populations have disappeared due to the removal
of hedges and copses and the reduction in
coppicing.
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Green Hellebore
Group of flowers
Toothed leaves
Fruits (follicles)
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