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Taxon

Helleborus niger L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 1: 558. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL IPNI

AcceptedGBIF

Predicted not threatened

Helleborus niger L. belongs to the Ranunculaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Helleborus niger, C. Davidson 11219--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008. 026 (3).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Davidson, C 11219

May 18, 2008

Location

Slovenia, Styria

46.435333, 15.675361

Location Remarks

Turnovi ribniki (small, man-made lake ca. 300 years old), near Race.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ranunculales

Family

Ranunculaceae

Genus

Helleborus

Specific Epithet

niger

Authorship

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 4.5

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.5

Global rank

#107,725 of 335,497

Top 33%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →