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Helleborus foetidus L.

stinking hellebore (Ranunculaceae)

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Helleborus foetidus grows in calcareous woodlands across much of the British Isles, but is only thought to be native to a narrow band from Kent to Gloucestershire, and on to the Great Orme (VC49: Caernarvonshire).

Stichens Green (VC22: Berkshire); 2014-03-05

 stinking hellebore / Helleborus foetidus: _Helleborus foetidus_ grows in calcareous woodlands across much of the British Isles, but is only thought to be native to a narrow band from Kent to Gloucestershire, and on to the Great Orme (VC49).

The flowers of Helleborus foetidus are yellowish-green, often tinged purple; its leaves are palmate with narrow leaflets.

Worton (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2011-03-20

 stinking hellebore / Helleborus foetidus: The flowers of _Helleborus foetidus_ are yellowish-green, often tinged purple; its leaves are palmate with narrow leaflets.

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