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Taxon

Helleborus niger L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 1: 558. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Helleborus niger, C. Davidson 11219--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008.  026 (3).jpg

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

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Helleborus niger, C. Davidson 11219--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008.  026 (9).jpg

Helleborus niger, C. Davidson 11219--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008. 026 (9).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Helleborus niger, C. Davidson 11219--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008.  026 (4).jpg

Helleborus niger, C. Davidson 11219--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008. 026 (4).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Slovenia. Menina Planina. 19 May 08. 008.jpg

Slovenia. Menina Planina. 19 May 08. 008.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Helleborus niger, C. Davidson 11219--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008.  026 (2).jpg

Helleborus niger, C. Davidson 11219--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008. 026 (2).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Slovenia. Menina Planina. 19 May 08. 067.jpg

Slovenia. Menina Planina. 19 May 08. 067.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Helleborus niger, C. Davidson 11219--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008.  038 (2).jpg

Helleborus niger, C. Davidson 11219--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008. 038 (2).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Helleborus niger, C. Davidson 11219--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008.  026 (11).jpg

Helleborus niger, C. Davidson 11219--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008. 026 (11).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Helleborus niger, C. Davidson 11219--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008.  026 (10).jpg

Helleborus niger, C. Davidson 11219--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008. 026 (10).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Slovenia. Menina Planina. 19 May 08. 011.jpg

Slovenia. Menina Planina. 19 May 08. 011.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Slovenia. Menina Planina. 19 May 08. 002.jpg

Slovenia. Menina Planina. 19 May 08. 002.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Slovenia. Menina Planina. 19 May 08. 065.jpg

Slovenia. Menina Planina. 19 May 08. 065.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Helleborus niger, C. Davidson 11219--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008.  038 (1).jpg

Helleborus niger, C. Davidson 11219--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008. 038 (1).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Slovenia. Menina Planina. 19 May 08. 006.jpg

Slovenia. Menina Planina. 19 May 08. 006.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Helleborus niger, C. Davidson 11219--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008.  026 (8).jpg

Helleborus niger, C. Davidson 11219--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008. 026 (8).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Helleborus niger, C. Davidson 11219--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008.  026 (7).jpg

Helleborus niger, C. Davidson 11219--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008. 026 (7).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Slovenia. Menina Planina. 19 May 08. 074.jpg

Slovenia. Menina Planina. 19 May 08. 074.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Slovenia. Menina Planina. 19 May 08. 007.jpg

Slovenia. Menina Planina. 19 May 08. 007.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Helleborus niger, C. Davidson 11219--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008.  026 (1).jpg

Helleborus niger, C. Davidson 11219--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008. 026 (1).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Helleborus niger, C. Davidson 11219--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008.  026 (5).jpg

Helleborus niger, C. Davidson 11219--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008. 026 (5).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

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

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

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Helleborus niger, C. Davidson 11219--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008.  038 (3).jpg

Helleborus niger, C. Davidson 11219--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008. 038 (3).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Slovenia. Menina Planina. 19 May 08. 004.jpg

Slovenia. Menina Planina. 19 May 08. 004.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Slovenia. Menina Planina. 19 May 08. 064.jpg

Slovenia. Menina Planina. 19 May 08. 064.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Helleborus niger, C. Davidson 11219--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008.  026 (6).jpg

Helleborus niger, C. Davidson 11219--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008. 026 (6).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Slovenia. Menina Planina. 19 May 08. 010.jpg

Slovenia. Menina Planina. 19 May 08. 010.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Slovenia. Menina Planina. 19 May 08. 012.jpg

Slovenia. Menina Planina. 19 May 08. 012.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Helleborus niger, C. Davidson 11219--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008.  038 (4).jpg

Helleborus niger, C. Davidson 11219--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008. 038 (4).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Slovenia. Menina Planina. 19 May 08. 066.jpg

Slovenia. Menina Planina. 19 May 08. 066.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Slovenia. Menina Planina. 19 May 08. 062.jpg

Slovenia. Menina Planina. 19 May 08. 062.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Slovenia. Menina Planina. 19 May 08. 005.jpg

Slovenia. Menina Planina. 19 May 08. 005.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Helleborus niger, C. Davidson 11219--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008.  038 (5).jpg

Helleborus niger, C. Davidson 11219--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008. 038 (5).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Slovenia. Menina Planina. 19 May 08. 009.jpg

Slovenia. Menina Planina. 19 May 08. 009.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Helleborus niger, C. Davidson 11219--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008.  038.jpg

Helleborus niger, C. Davidson 11219--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008. 038.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Austria, Germany, Italy, NW. Balkan Pen., Switzerland; introduced into Czechia-Slovakia, France, New York, Sweden (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Davidson C. 11219

May 19, 2008

Location

Slovenia, Styria (Rače–Fram, Brezula)

46.435333, 15.675361

Location Remarks

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

Collectors

Christopher Davidson

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ranunculales

Family

Ranunculaceae

Genus

Helleborus

Specific Epithet

niger

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

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 →