Helleborus.—Black Hellebore.
Classic texts: King's 1898.
Helleborus orientalis Lam.
Engl.: lenten rose.
Deu.: Frühlingschristrose, Morgenländische Nieswurz.
Sven.: storblommig julros.
Pre-linnaean: [Hayne:] Helleborus caule multifloro, foliis subpedatis subtus hirtis. Hayne.
Helleborus (orientalis) caule multifloro, foliis pedatis subtus hirtis. Linn.
Helleborus caule superne diviso folioso et multifloro foliis duplo altiore, foliis amplis pedato-digitatis subtus pubescentibus. Lamarck.
Helleborus niger orientalis amplissimo folio, caule praealto, flore purpurascente. Tournef.
Classic texts: King's 1898.
Old texts: Getreue Darstellung und Beschreibung der in der Arzneykunde gebräuchlichen Gewächse. G. F. Hayne, vol. 1, 1805.
Closeup of flower. Toxic. München bot.g, Germany. Planted. 2000-04-16.
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