Helleborus foetidus L.
(Stinking Hellebore)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHelleborus foetidus (Stinking Hellebore)
GenusHelleborus (hellebores)
FamilyRANUNCULACEAE (buttercups, crowfoots)
OrderRANUNCULALES (buttercups, poppies and barberries)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Helleborus foetidus (Stinking Hellebore) :
1: Helleborus foetidus (Stinking Hellebore)
9 Mar 2002 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
at side of main drive
Image 1: Flowers - side viewImage 2: InflorescenceImage 3: Inflorescence - in sunshineImage 4: New leavesImage 5: Plant showing overwintered and new leavesImage 6: Plants - in situ
2: Helleborus foetidus (Stinking Hellebore)
13 Feb 2000 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Flowers - green formImage 2: Flowers - pink edged formImage 3: Flowers - pink edged form (2)Image 4: InflorescenceImage 5: PlantImage 6: Plant (2)Image 7: Plant - from above
3: Helleborus foetidus (Stinking Hellebore)
8 Apr 1999 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
. Photos: Pollen
Image 1: Pollen grainImage 2: Pollen grainsImage 3: Pollen grains (2)Image 4: Pollen grain - surface ornamentationImage 5: Pollen grain - surface ornamentation (2)Image 6: Pollen grain - surface ornamentation (3)Image 7: Pollen grain - surface ornamentation (4)

Helleborus foetidus (Stinking Hellebore) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Helleborus foetidus (Stinking Hellebore)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Helleborus foetidus (Stinking Hellebore)
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