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Helleborus odorusFragnant HelleboreSlo.: blagodiei telohDat.: March 17, 2015Lat.: 45.76234 Long.: 14.22001Code: Bot_856/2015_DSC5285Habitat: Broad leaved forest, no Fagus sylvatica, next to a dirt road, semiruderal place, southwest oriented moderately inclined mountain slop, apparently dry and warm place, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~ 1.800-2.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 560 m (1850 feet), Dinaric phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil.Place: East of Postojna Animal Hospital, between freeway and railroad, Notranjska, Slovenia EC.Comment: Hellebores are very beautiful. It is interesting that what one would consider as petals are actually sepals, which are taking over the role of petals. Between them and numerous stamens there are tubular nectaries producing nectar and attracting pollinators.As easy as it is to properly determine white flowering Helleborus niger and purple red flowering Helleborus atrorubens, so it is difficult to correctly determine green flowering Helleborus species of Slovenia (grouped in the section Helleborastrum). Helleborus dumentorum, Helleborus odorus and Helleborus multifidus subsp. istiacus all of them with green flowers, are extremely variable plants and again and again one finds plants, which seem to have characters, which are in between of traits of these (three?) four species. It appears that Helleborus odorus slowly changes to Helleborus multifidus subsp. istiacus and this one to Helleborus multifidus subsp. multifidus going from west Slovenia to east into Croatia. At least what one has to do for the best possible determination is to examine several flowering plants and perform 'averaging' in his head. Based on the length of bracts (not or not much longer than 'petals', actually sepals), diameter of flowers (more than 5 cm) and very distinctive odor I decided for Helleborus odorus.Growing in groups of many plants. Note unusual blackish purple lines of spots on the internal side of 'petals'. Plants have strong odor on flowers of Sambucu nigra. Stalks are branched (2, 2, 3AVG=2.3 branches/SD=0.6/n=3) with several flowers on each (7, 4, 3 flowers). Average flowers' diameter is over 5 cm (totally open) (AVG=5.1/ SD=0.5/ n=10). Bracts are divided into several subsections (AVG=3.8/ SD=1.1/ n=18) and are as long or somewhat longer than 'petals'. 'Petals' overlap up to 3 mm maximum on 40 - 60% of their side edge. No ground leaves present yet. Protected according to 'Uredba o zavarovanih prostoiveih rastlinskih vrstah'Url. RS, t. 46/2004 (Regulation of protection of wild growing plants, Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, No.: 46/2004), marked by code O0 (collecting underground parts and seeds of the plant is prohibited).Ref.:(1) A. Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije, Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007) (in Slovenian), p 127. (2) P. Skoberne, Zavarovane rastline Slovenije (Protected Plants of Slovenia) (in Slovenian) Mladinska Knjiga Zaloba (2007), p 103.(3) J. Bavcon, K. Eler, A.uel, Helleborus (Helleborus L.) in Slovenia (bilingual Slovenian/English edition), University Botanic Gardens, Ljubljana, JAK Slovenian Book Agency (2012)
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Helleborus odorusFragnant HelleboreSlo.: blagodiei telohDat.: March 17, 2015Lat.: 45.76234 Long.: 14.22001Code: Bot_856/2015_DSC5285Habitat: Broad leaved forest, no Fagus sylvatica, next to a dirt road, semiruderal place, southwest oriented moderately inclined mountain slop, apparently dry and warm place, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~ 1.800-2.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 560 m (1850 feet), Dinaric phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil.Place: East of Postojna Animal Hospital, between freeway and railroad, Notranjska, Slovenia EC.Comment: Hellebores are very beautiful. It is interesting that what one would consider as petals are actually sepals, which are taking over the role of petals. Between them and numerous stamens there are tubular nectaries producing nectar and attracting pollinators.As easy as it is to properly determine white flowering Helleborus niger and purple red flowering Helleborus atrorubens, so it is difficult to correctly determine green flowering Helleborus species of Slovenia (grouped in the section Helleborastrum). Helleborus dumentorum, Helleborus odorus and Helleborus multifidus subsp. istiacus all of them with green flowers, are extremely variable plants and again and again one finds plants, which seem to have characters, which are in between of traits of these (three?) four species. It appears that Helleborus odorus slowly changes to Helleborus multifidus subsp. istiacus and this one to Helleborus multifidus subsp. multifidus going from west Slovenia to east into Croatia. At least what one has to do for the best possible determination is to examine several flowering plants and perform 'averaging' in his head. Based on the length of bracts (not or not much longer than 'petals', actually sepals), diameter of flowers (more than 5 cm) and very distinctive odor I decided for Helleborus odorus.Growing in groups of many plants. Note unusual blackish purple lines of spots on the internal side of 'petals'. Plants have strong odor on flowers of Sambucu nigra. Stalks are branched (2, 2, 3AVG=2.3 branches/SD=0.6/n=3) with several flowers on each (7, 4, 3 flowers). Average flowers' diameter is over 5 cm (totally open) (AVG=5.1/ SD=0.5/ n=10). Bracts are divided into several subsections (AVG=3.8/ SD=1.1/ n=18) and are as long or somewhat longer than 'petals'. 'Petals' overlap up to 3 mm maximum on 40 - 60% of their side edge. No ground leaves present yet. Protected according to 'Uredba o zavarovanih prostoiveih rastlinskih vrstah'Url. RS, t. 46/2004 (Regulation of protection of wild growing plants, Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, No.: 46/2004), marked by code O0 (collecting underground parts and seeds of the plant is prohibited).Ref.:(1) A. Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije, Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007) (in Slovenian), p 127. (2) P. Skoberne, Zavarovane rastline Slovenije (Protected Plants of Slovenia) (in Slovenian) Mladinska Knjiga Zaloba (2007), p 103.(3) J. Bavcon, K. Eler, A.uel, Helleborus (Helleborus L.) in Slovenia (bilingual Slovenian/English edition), University Botanic Gardens, Ljubljana, JAK Slovenian Book Agency (2012)
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Helleborus odorusFragnant HelleboreSlo.: blagodiei telohDat.: March 17, 2015Lat.: 45.76234 Long.: 14.22001Code: Bot_856/2015_DSC5285Habitat: Broad leaved forest, no Fagus sylvatica, next to a dirt road, semiruderal place, southwest oriented moderately inclined mountain slop, apparently dry and warm place, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~ 1.800-2.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 560 m (1850 feet), Dinaric phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil.Place: East of Postojna Animal Hospital, between freeway and railroad, Notranjska, Slovenia EC.Comment: Hellebores are very beautiful. It is interesting that what one would consider as petals are actually sepals, which are taking over the role of petals. Between them and numerous stamens there are tubular nectaries producing nectar and attracting pollinators.As easy as it is to properly determine white flowering Helleborus niger and purple red flowering Helleborus atrorubens, so it is difficult to correctly determine green flowering Helleborus species of Slovenia (grouped in the section Helleborastrum). Helleborus dumentorum, Helleborus odorus and Helleborus multifidus subsp. istiacus all of them with green flowers, are extremely variable plants and again and again one finds plants, which seem to have characters, which are in between of traits of these (three?) four species. It appears that Helleborus odorus slowly changes to Helleborus multifidus subsp. istiacus and this one to Helleborus multifidus subsp. multifidus going from west Slovenia to east into Croatia. At least what one has to do for the best possible determination is to examine several flowering plants and perform 'averaging' in his head. Based on the length of bracts (not or not much longer than 'petals', actually sepals), diameter of flowers (more than 5 cm) and very distinctive odor I decided for Helleborus odorus.Growing in groups of many plants. Note unusual blackish purple lines of spots on the internal side of 'petals'. Plants have strong odor on flowers of Sambucu nigra. Stalks are branched (2, 2, 3AVG=2.3 branches/SD=0.6/n=3) with several flowers on each (7, 4, 3 flowers). Average flowers' diameter is over 5 cm (totally open) (AVG=5.1/ SD=0.5/ n=10). Bracts are divided into several subsections (AVG=3.8/ SD=1.1/ n=18) and are as long or somewhat longer than 'petals'. 'Petals' overlap up to 3 mm maximum on 40 - 60% of their side edge. No ground leaves present yet. Protected according to 'Uredba o zavarovanih prostoiveih rastlinskih vrstah'Url. RS, t. 46/2004 (Regulation of protection of wild growing plants, Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, No.: 46/2004), marked by code O0 (collecting underground parts and seeds of the plant is prohibited).Ref.:(1) A. Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije, Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007) (in Slovenian), p 127. (2) P. Skoberne, Zavarovane rastline Slovenije (Protected Plants of Slovenia) (in Slovenian) Mladinska Knjiga Zaloba (2007), p 103.(3) J. Bavcon, K. Eler, A.uel, Helleborus (Helleborus L.) in Slovenia (bilingual Slovenian/English edition), University Botanic Gardens, Ljubljana, JAK Slovenian Book Agency (2012)
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Helleborus odorusFragnant HelleboreSlo.: blagodiei telohDat.: March 17, 2015Lat.: 45.76234 Long.: 14.22001Code: Bot_856/2015_DSC5285Habitat: Broad leaved forest, no Fagus sylvatica, next to a dirt road, semiruderal place, southwest oriented moderately inclined mountain slop, apparently dry and warm place, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~ 1.800-2.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 560 m (1850 feet), Dinaric phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil.Place: East of Postojna Animal Hospital, between freeway and railroad, Notranjska, Slovenia EC.Comment: Hellebores are very beautiful. It is interesting that what one would consider as petals are actually sepals, which are taking over the role of petals. Between them and numerous stamens there are tubular nectaries producing nectar and attracting pollinators.As easy as it is to properly determine white flowering Helleborus niger and purple red flowering Helleborus atrorubens, so it is difficult to correctly determine green flowering Helleborus species of Slovenia (grouped in the section Helleborastrum). Helleborus dumentorum, Helleborus odorus and Helleborus multifidus subsp. istiacus all of them with green flowers, are extremely variable plants and again and again one finds plants, which seem to have characters, which are in between of traits of these (three?) four species. It appears that Helleborus odorus slowly changes to Helleborus multifidus subsp. istiacus and this one to Helleborus multifidus subsp. multifidus going from west Slovenia to east into Croatia. At least what one has to do for the best possible determination is to examine several flowering plants and perform 'averaging' in his head. Based on the length of bracts (not or not much longer than 'petals', actually sepals), diameter of flowers (more than 5 cm) and very distinctive odor I decided for Helleborus odorus.Growing in groups of many plants. Note unusual blackish purple lines of spots on the internal side of 'petals'. Plants have strong odor on flowers of Sambucu nigra. Stalks are branched (2, 2, 3AVG=2.3 branches/SD=0.6/n=3) with several flowers on each (7, 4, 3 flowers). Average flowers' diameter is over 5 cm (totally open) (AVG=5.1/ SD=0.5/ n=10). Bracts are divided into several subsections (AVG=3.8/ SD=1.1/ n=18) and are as long or somewhat longer than 'petals'. 'Petals' overlap up to 3 mm maximum on 40 - 60% of their side edge. No ground leaves present yet. Protected according to 'Uredba o zavarovanih prostoiveih rastlinskih vrstah'Url. RS, t. 46/2004 (Regulation of protection of wild growing plants, Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, No.: 46/2004), marked by code O0 (collecting underground parts and seeds of the plant is prohibited).Ref.:(1) A. Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije, Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007) (in Slovenian), p 127. (2) P. Skoberne, Zavarovane rastline Slovenije (Protected Plants of Slovenia) (in Slovenian) Mladinska Knjiga Zaloba (2007), p 103.(3) J. Bavcon, K. Eler, A.uel, Helleborus (Helleborus L.) in Slovenia (bilingual Slovenian/English edition), University Botanic Gardens, Ljubljana, JAK Slovenian Book Agency (2012)
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Olloy, Namur, Belgium
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Sallent de Gllego. El Pirineo: Aragn (Espaa)Familia: RANUNCULACEAEEs una planta muy txica, incluso por contacto,Distribucin: Extendida por el W de Europa, con presencia puntual en el N de Marruecos. En la Pennsula Ibrica abunda en el tercio septentrional y los sistemas montaosos, escaseando en la Depresin del Ebro, ambas Mesetas y el cuadrante SW. En Aragn es comn en el Pirineo y el Sistema Ibrico, aunque rehuye las parameras, y apenas roza la Depresin del Ebro por los extremos NE y SE.Hbitat: Especie de amplio espectro ecolgico, caracterstica de bosques ms o menos hmedos (carrascales, quejigares, pinares, hayedos), pero que gusta tambin de sustratos removidos o pedregosos, y coloniza igualmente con frecuencia gleras, pedregales, lechos de ramblas y barrancos, taludes y cunetas, campos abandonados, desmontes, pastos pedregosos, siempre en ambientes con algo de frescor y humedad.Preferencia edfica: Basfila. Basfila Calccola Rango altitudinal: ( 275 ) 500- 1900 ( 2100 ) m Floracin: ( Diciembre ) Enero - Abril ( Mayo )Forma Biolgica: Camfito sufruticosoExtractado del Atlas de la Flora de Aragn (Herbario de Jaca)
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Olloy, Namur, Belgium
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Norfolk Botanical Garden
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Norfolk, Virginia, United States
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Sallent de Gllego. El Pirineo: Aragn (Espaa)Familia: RANUNCULACEAEEs una planta muy txica, incluso por contacto,Distribucin: Extendida por el W de Europa, con presencia puntual en el N de Marruecos. En la Pennsula Ibrica abunda en el tercio septentrional y los sistemas montaosos, escaseando en la Depresin del Ebro, ambas Mesetas y el cuadrante SW. En Aragn es comn en el Pirineo y el Sistema Ibrico, aunque rehuye las parameras, y apenas roza la Depresin del Ebro por los extremos NE y SE.Hbitat: Especie de amplio espectro ecolgico, caracterstica de bosques ms o menos hmedos (carrascales, quejigares, pinares, hayedos), pero que gusta tambin de sustratos removidos o pedregosos, y coloniza igualmente con frecuencia gleras, pedregales, lechos de ramblas y barrancos, taludes y cunetas, campos abandonados, desmontes, pastos pedregosos, siempre en ambientes con algo de frescor y humedad.Preferencia edfica: Basfila. Basfila Calccola Rango altitudinal: ( 275 ) 500- 1900 ( 2100 ) m Floracin: ( Diciembre ) Enero - Abril ( Mayo )Forma Biolgica: Camfito sufruticosoExtractado del Atlas de la Flora de Aragn (Herbario de Jaca)
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Sallent de Gllego. El Pirineo: Aragn (Espaa)Familia: RANUNCULACEAEEs una planta muy txica, incluso por contacto,Distribucin: Extendida por el W de Europa, con presencia puntual en el N de Marruecos. En la Pennsula Ibrica abunda en el tercio septentrional y los sistemas montaosos, escaseando en la Depresin del Ebro, ambas Mesetas y el cuadrante SW. En Aragn es comn en el Pirineo y el Sistema Ibrico, aunque rehuye las parameras, y apenas roza la Depresin del Ebro por los extremos NE y SE.Hbitat: Especie de amplio espectro ecolgico, caracterstica de bosques ms o menos hmedos (carrascales, quejigares, pinares, hayedos), pero que gusta tambin de sustratos removidos o pedregosos, y coloniza igualmente con frecuencia gleras, pedregales, lechos de ramblas y barrancos, taludes y cunetas, campos abandonados, desmontes, pastos pedregosos, siempre en ambientes con algo de frescor y humedad.Preferencia edfica: Basfila. Basfila Calccola Rango altitudinal: ( 275 ) 500- 1900 ( 2100 ) m Floracin: ( Diciembre ) Enero - Abril ( Mayo )Forma Biolgica: Camfito sufruticosoExtractado del Atlas de la Flora de Aragn (Herbario de Jaca)
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Helleborus nigerDate: March 07. 2011I can't stop to take pictures of this plant! Zilions of them these days!
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Helleborus niger L.Family: Ranunculaceae Juss.EN: Christmas Rose, Black Hellebore, DE: Christrose, Gewhnliche Chrostrose, Schwarze Nieswurz, Gewhnliche Schneerose Slo.: rni telohDat.: March 5. 2021Lat.: 46.36101 Long.: 13.70068 (WGS84)Code: Bot_1350/2021_DSC06479Habitat: mixed wood, predominantly Fagus sylvatica, some Ostrya carpinifolia, Picea abies; slightly inclined mountain slope, southeast aspect; calcareous, skeletal, colluvial ground; in shade; elevation 635 m (2.085 feet); average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil.Place: Lower Trenta valley, between villages Soa and Trenta, right bank of river Soa, near Trenta 2b cottage; East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comment: (relates to the Flickr album 'Helleborus niger'):We have an 'explosion' of these beautiful flowers these days (beginning of March 2021). Christmas roses are flowering by thousands all around the beech forests as well as on open places, but there only near the wood edge. Christmas rose has been well known already by the ancient Romans and Greeks. Not only from esthetic point of view but also as a broadly used medicinal plant and as a poisonous plant misused too. It is one of the oldest cultivated plants. Hundreds of cultivars are known. They are highly esteemed in Japan where there exist several societies, published bulletins, exhibitions and contests dedicated to this species and taking place every year. Particularly esteemed fashionable forms reach enormous prices. A big business! In Trenta valley they are free. All are similar, yet no two of them are exactly the same.Protected according to: Uredba o zavarovanih prostoiveih rastlinskih vrstah, poglavje A, Uradni list RS, t. 46/2004 (Regulation of protected wild plants, chapter A, Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, no. 46/2004), (2004).
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Helleborus nigerDate: March 07. 2011I can't stop to take pictures of this plant! Zilions of them these days!
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Helleborus niger L.Family: Ranunculaceae Juss.EN: Christmas Rose, Black Hellebore, DE: Christrose, Gewhnliche Christrose, Schwarze Nieswurz, Gewhnliche Schneerose Slo.: rni telohDat.: March 5. 2021Lat.: 46.36101 Long.: 13.70068 (WGS84)Code: Bot_1350/2021_DSC06479Habitat: mixed wood, predominantly Fagus sylvatica, some Ostrya carpinifolia, Picea abies; slightly inclined mountain slope, southeast aspect; calcareous, skeletal, colluvial ground; in shade; elevation 635 m (2.085 feet); average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil.Place: Lower Trenta valley, between villages Soa and Trenta, right bank of river Soa, near Trenta 2b cottage; East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comment: (relates to the Flickr album 'Helleborus niger'):We have an 'explosion' of these beautiful flowers these days (beginning of March 2021). Christmas roses are flowering by thousands all around the beech forests as well as on open places, but there only near the wood edge. Christmas rose has been well known already by the ancient Romans and Greeks. Not only from esthetic point of view but also as a broadly used medicinal plant and as a poisonous plant misused too. It is one of the oldest cultivated plants. Hundreds of cultivars are known. They are highly esteemed in Japan where there exist several societies, published bulletins, exhibitions and contests dedicated to this species and taking place every year. Particularly esteemed fashionable forms reach enormous prices. A big business! In Trenta valley they are free. All are similar, yet no two of them are exactly the same.Protected according to: Uredba o zavarovanih prostoiveih rastlinskih vrstah, poglavje A, Uradni list RS, t. 46/2004 (Regulation of protected wild plants, chapter A, Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, no. 46/2004), (2004).
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2010.03.29 Austria, Lower Austria, district Neunkirchen (885 m AMSL).Flowering in late fall (november/december) or in late winter/early spring (as soon as snow begins melting; that is, from january till april).Common in its habitat.German name: Schneerose
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Helleborus nigerDate: March 07. 2011I can't stop to take pictures of this plant! Zilions of them these days!
