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Helleborus

The genus Helleborus is in the family Ranunculaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Helleborus

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied Infra. rec.
Helleborus abchasicus A.Braun Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus abruzzicus M.Thomsen, McLewin & B.Mathew Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus antiquorum A.Braun Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus × ashwoodensis Grimshaw Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus atropurpureus Schult. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus × ballardiae B.Mathew Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus baumgartenii Kov. ex Schur Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus × belcheri Grimshaw Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus bocconei Ten. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 1
Helleborus casta-diva N.Busch Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus caucasicus A. Braun Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Helleborus colchicus Regel Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus croaticus Martinis Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus cyclophyllus Boiss. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus dumetorum Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 1
Helleborus × ericsmithii B.Mathew Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus × fissus Schiffn. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus foetidus L. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus grandiflorus K.Koch ex Rupr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus hercegovinus Martinis Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus heterophyllus Wender. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus × heyderi Schiffn. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus × hybridus H.Vilm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus ibericus Steven ex Rupr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus × jourdanii Pages Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus × kamtschatensis Schiffn. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus latifolius Mill. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus × lemonnierae Demoly Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus liguricus M.Thomsen, McLewin & B.Mathew Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus lividus Aiton ex Curtis Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 1
Helleborus × lucidus Schiffn. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus multifidus Vis. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 2
Helleborus niger L. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 1
Helleborus × nigercors A.Wall Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus odorus Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 1
Helleborus olympicus Lindl. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus orientalis Lam. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus polychromus Kolak. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus purpurascens Waldst. & Kit. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus × sahinii Grimshaw Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus × sternii Turrill Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus thibetanus Franch. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus vesicarius Aucher ex Boiss. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus × viridescens Schiffn. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Helleborus viridis L. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 1

Statistics

The Plant List includes 83 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Helleborus. Of these 13 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 23 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Helleborus. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 83 species names for the genus Helleborus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of binomial name statuses
Status Total
Accepted 13 15.7%
Synonym 16 19.3%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 54 65.1%

All names

The status of the 106 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Helleborus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of all name statuses
Status Total
Accepted 21 19.8%
Synonym 31 29.2%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 54 50.9%

Of the species names,

The confidence with which the status of the 83 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Helleborus, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 0 1 0 0 1 1.2%
Medium confidence 13 15 0 0 28 33.7%
Low confidence 0 0 0 54 54 65.1%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Helleborus is as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 1 1 0 0 0 2 2.4%
WCSP 0 1 0 0 0 1 1.2%
WCSP (in review) 12 14 0 54 0 80 96.4%