Ranunculaceae
Green hellebore
Helleborus viridis
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Helleborus
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Common names
By language (29)
- Arabic
- خربق أخضر
- Armenian
- Ղանձլամեր կանաչ
- arz
- خربق اخضر
- Asturian
- Heléboru verde
- Basque
- Otsababa eme
- Bulgarian
- Зелен кукуряк
- Catalan
- El·lèbor verd
- Chinese
- 绿铁筷子
- Czech
- Čemeřice zelená
- Danish
- Grøn nyserod
- dsb
- Zeleny kichac
- Dutch
- Wrangwortel
- English
- Green hellebore, Lenten-rose, Christmas-rose
- Finnish
- Viherjouluruusu
- French
- Hellébore vert, Ellébore vert
- German
- Grüne Nieswurz
- hsb
- Zelena čemjerca
- Hungarian
- Zöld hunyor
- Italian
- Elleboro verde
- Japanese
- アサギフユボタン
- kw
- Kraban an ors glas
- Polish
- Ciemiernik zielony
- Russian
- Морозник зелёный
- Slovak
- Čemernica zelená
- Spanish
- Eléboro verde, Barredero, Elebor, Eleboro verde, Heleboro negro, Heléboro negro, Vedegambre de jardines, Vedegambre verde
- Swedish
- Grön julros
- Turkish
- Yeşil çöpleme
- Walloon
- Yebe di feu
- Welsh
- Crafanc-yr-arth Werdd
Synonyms
- Helleboraster viridis Moench
- Helleborus angustifolius Host
- Helleborus brevicaulis Jord. & Fourr.
- Helleborus pallidus Host
- Helleborus personati Masclef
- Helleborus vaginatus Kit. ex Steud.
- Helleborus viridiflorus Stokes
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.