Ranunculaceae
Winter aconite
Eranthis hyemalis
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Eranthis
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Common names
By language (17)
- Bulgarian
- Български ерантис
- Chinese
- 冬菟葵
- Czech
- Talovín zimní
- Danish
- Erantis
- Dutch
- Winterakoniet, Winteraconiet
- English
- Winter aconite, Winter-aconite
- Finnish
- Italiantalventähti
- French
- Eranthe dhiver, Aconit d'hiver, Hellébore d'hiver, Helléborine, Éranthe d'hiver
- German
- Winterling
- hsb
- Zymnik, Zymska kwětka
- Italian
- Heranthis hyemalis, Piè di gallo
- Japanese
- ヨウシュセツブンソウ, 黄花節分草
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Erantis
- Russian
- Весенник зимующий, Веснянка зимующая
- Slovenian
- Navadna jarica
- Turkish
- Kovancık, Sarıkokulu
- Ukrainian
- Ерантіс зимуючий
Synonyms
- Cammarum hyemale Hill
- Cammarum hyemale Greene
- Eranthis bulgarica Stef.
- Eranthis hyemalis var. bulgarica Stef.
- Eranthis tubergenii Hoog
- Helleborus hyemalis L.
- Helleborus involucratus Stokes
- Helleborus monanthos Moench
- Koellea hyemalis (L.) Biria
- Robertia hiemalis (L.) Mérat
Flowers
- In flower
- February to March (from 2,194 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jason Grant, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: olmagon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Linzbauer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: veronica facciolati, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Diego Rodriguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mirko Ubović, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stari Plativky, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: guywallbanks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: andrew2285, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jarro Nevsbaru, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.