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[[File:Black_hellebore.jpg|link=Hellebore (nonfiction)|[[Hellebore (nonfiction)|Black hellebore]].]]Commonly known as '''hellebores''' /ˈhɛlᵻbɔərz/, the Eurasian genus ''Helleborus'' comprises approximately 20 species of herbaceous or evergreen perennial flowering plants in the family ''Ranunculaceae'', within which it gave its name to the tribe of ''Helleboreae''. | [[File:Black_hellebore.jpg|300px|thumb|link=Hellebore (nonfiction)|[[Hellebore (nonfiction)|Black hellebore]].]]Commonly known as '''hellebores''' /ˈhɛlᵻbɔərz/, the Eurasian genus ''Helleborus'' comprises approximately 20 species of herbaceous or evergreen perennial flowering plants in the family ''Ranunculaceae'', within which it gave its name to the tribe of ''Helleboreae''. | ||
The scientific name ''Helleborus'' derives from the Greek name for ''H. orientalis'', ἑλλέβορος ''helléboros'', from ''elein'' "to injure" and βορά borá "food". | The scientific name ''Helleborus'' derives from the Greek name for ''H. orientalis'', ἑλλέβορος ''helléboros'', from ''elein'' "to injure" and βορά borá "food". | ||
Revision as of 09:43, 14 June 2016
Commonly known as hellebores /ˈhɛlᵻbɔərz/, the Eurasian genus Helleborus comprises approximately 20 species of herbaceous or evergreen perennial flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae, within which it gave its name to the tribe of Helleboreae.
The scientific name Helleborus derives from the Greek name for H. orientalis, ἑλλέβορος helléboros, from elein "to injure" and βορά borá "food".
Many species are poisonous.
Despite names such as "winter rose", "Christmas rose" and "Lenten rose", hellebores are not closely related to the rose family (Rosaceae).
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External links:
- Hellebore @ Wikipedia