Oriental hellebore
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Oriental hellebore ( Helleborus orientalis ) |
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The oriental hellebore ( Helleborus orientalis ), spring rose or spring Christmas rose is a species of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). It is native to Turkey and the Caucasus .
description
The oriental hellebore grows as a perennial herbaceous plant that forms groups. The leaves have sawn leaf sections. The foliage occasionally wilts during flowering and is then drawn in, new foliage appears shortly afterwards.
The small, light flowers , whose color ranges from white, greenish, pink to light purple, occasionally have dark spots. There are follicles formed.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 32.
distribution
The oriental hellebore is native to Turkey and the Caucasus . In Turkey it is also found on European soil, but evidence in Greece has not been confirmed. It occurs locally as a neophyte in Grabfeld , in Baden-Württemberg near Pforzheim and in the Jagst area (Langenburg).
Subspecies
The species Helleborus orientalis includes several subspecies. They all occur in the area of Turkey and the Caucasus:
- Helleborus orientalis subsp. abchasicus (A.Braun) B.Mathew
- Helleborus orientalis subsp. guttatus (A.Braun & FWHSauer) B.Mathew
- Helleborus orientalis subsp. orientalis
Use as an ornamental plant
The oriental hellebore varieties are extremely hardy . Their flowers appear in winter or early spring. Like the Christmas rose ( Helleborus niger ) and the purple hellebore ( Helleborus purpurascens ), which come from the same genus , they are occasionally planted in gardens. The varieties planted in gardens are rarely Helleborus orientalis , they are almost always hybrids of different parents, which should be referred to as Helleborus × hybridus .
photos
literature
- Angelika Lüttig, Juliane Kasten: Rose hip and Co. Flowers, fruits and spread of European plants . Fauna-Verlag, Nottuln 2003, ISBN 3-935980-90-6 .
- Jaakko Jalas, Juha Suominen: Atlas florae europaeae . Volume 8 (Nymphaeaceae to Ranunculaceae). Helsinki 1989. ISBN 951-9108-07-6 , Helleborus orientalis on page 25
Individual evidence
- ↑ Helleborus orientalis at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
- ↑ Jaakko Jalas, Juha Suominen: Atlas florae europaeae . Volume 8 (Nymphaeaceae to Ranunculaceae). Page 25, Helsinki 1989. ISBN 951-9108-07-6
- ↑ Eckehart J. Jäger (Ed.): Exkursionsflora von Deutschland. Vascular plants: baseline . Founded by Werner Rothmaler. 20th, revised and expanded edition. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg 2011, ISBN 978-3-8274-1606-3 , p. 313 .
- ↑ Walter Erhardt, Erich Götz, Nils Bödeker, Siegmund Seybold: The great zander. Encyclopedia of Plant Names. Volume 2. Types and varieties. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 2008, ISBN 978-3-8001-5406-7 .
Web links
- Thomas Meyer: Data sheet with identification key and photos at Flora-de: Flora von Deutschland (old name of the website: Flowers in Swabia )
- Oriental hellebore (spring rose) as a poisonous plant.
- Breeders and new trends, English
- Helleborus orientalis Lam. In: Info Flora , the national data and information center for Swiss flora . Retrieved October 17, 2015.