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Helleborus viridis

Flowering Plants

Helleborus viridis, commonly called green hellebore, is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. It is native to central and western Europe, including southern England. All parts of the plant are poisonous. Other recorded common names include bastard hellebore, bear's foot, and boar's foot. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 3
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G4 Apparently Secure 4
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Scientific Name
Helleborus viridis 6
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 7
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Ranunculaceae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Helleborus viridis

In Biome

Temperate Forest, Biomes
Source Plants For A Future: Helleborus viridis
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Found In

Albania

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Austria

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Belgium

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Czechia

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Denmark

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France

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Germany

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Ireland

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Italy

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Netherlands

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North America

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Norway

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Poland

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Slovakia

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Spain

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Sweden

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Switzerland

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Ukraine

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United States

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Sources
1. Helleborus viridis (Wikipedia)
lead sentence (diet), EntityId 368046
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Helleborus viridis, commonly called green hellebore, is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, native to central and western Europe, including southern England.
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2. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (species profiles): Species profiles of Helleborus viridis
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (species profiles)system profile
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"habitat": "Terrestrial"
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3. Plants For A Future: Helleborus viridis
Plants For A Future
  • Medicinal Uses
    The root is anthelmintic, cardiac, cathartic, diuretic, emetic, emmenagogue, irritant, violently narcotic and a drastic purgative[4, 9, 21, 46].
  • In Biome: Temperate Forest, Habitats
    Woods, scrub and sunny banks on moist chalk and limestone soils
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4. NatureServe Explorer: Helleborus viridis
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
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"roundedGRank": "G4"
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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Ranunculales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12388
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"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Ranunculales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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6. Wikipedia: Helleborus viridis
WikipediaWikidata Q149328 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
7. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Helleborus viridis
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 3033108, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 3033108, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Ranunculaceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12545
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12545
"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Ranunculales","family":"Ranunculaceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Adonis, sceau d’or","language":"FR"},{"name":"Adonis de primavera","language":"ES"},{"name":"Golden seals, yellow adonis, yellow root","language":"EN"},{"name":"毛茛科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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Wikidata: Helleborus viridis
Child Taxon Of: Ranunculaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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