Ranunculaceae
Dungwort
Helleborus foetidus
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Helleborus
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Common names
By language (30)
- Arabic
- خربق كريه الرائحة
- Aragonese
- Ixarruego, Broixera, Broxera, Chigüerre, Chiuerre
- arz
- خربق كرية الرائحه
- Asturian
- Pitallón
- Basque
- Otsababa ar
- Bulgarian
- Воняща чемерика
- Catalan
- Marxívol, Ellébore fétide
- Chinese
- 臭嚏根草, 臭铁筷子
- Czech
- Čemeřice smrdutá
- Danish
- Stinkende nyserod
- dsb
- Smjerźecy kichac
- Dutch
- Stinkend nieskruid
- English
- Dungwort, Setterwort, Stinking hellebore
- Estonian
- Vinav lumeroos
- Finnish
- Haisujouluruusu
- French
- Hellébore fétide, Ellébore fétide
- German
- Stinkende Nieswurz, Ellébore fétide
- hsb
- Smjerdźaca čemjerca
- Italian
- Elleboro puzzolente
- Japanese
- コダチクリスマスローズ, キダチフユボタン
- kw
- Kraban an ors flerys
- Lithuanian
- Ellébore fétide
- Persian
- کنگرگون
- Polish
- Ciemiernik cuchnący
- Slovak
- Čemernica smradľavá
- Slovenian
- Smrdljivi teloh
- Spanish
- Eléboro fétido, Chígüero, Cornivarios, Cuernitos, Eleborastro, Eleboro negro, Eleboro no legitimo, Eléboro negro
- Swedish
- Klockjulros, Ellébore fétide
- Turkish
- Kokuşuk çöpleme
- Welsh
- Crafanc-yr-arth Ddrewllyd, Pawen yr arth
Synonyms
- Helleboraster foetidus Moench
- Helleborus beugesiacus Jord. & Fourr.
- Helleborus deflexifolius Jord. & Fourr.
- Helleborus foetidus subsp. balearicus (L.Chodat) Romo
- Veratrum helleboraster Garsault
Flowers
- In flower
- January to April (from 926 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Patrick Le Mao, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Thomas Koffel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Charlotte K., CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Christoph Moning, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wildfeuer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wildfeuer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wildfeuer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wildfeuer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wildfeuer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.