Corsican Hellebore - Helleborus argutifolius
Helleborus argutifolius grows to 1 metre, with stout stems bearing leaves composed of three leathery, spiny-toothed dark green leaflets. Bowl-shaped, nodding, pale green flowers 4 to 5 cm in diameter are borne in large open clusters.
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Usually found as an escape from cultivation, and often close to habitation.
Flowering January to March.
Evergreen perennial.
Well recorded in some areas north of London to Oxford, a few more scattered records from elsewhere in Britain.
Rarely recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Melinda Bell
Bardon Hill,car park
13 April 2021
Melinda Bell
Bardon Hill,car park
13 April 2021
seedling with spiny toothed leaf
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- Common names
- Corsican Hellebore
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- Wildflowers
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- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 13/04/2021 (Bell, Melinda)
- Last record:
- 14/10/2024 (Bell, Melinda)
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