false hellebore
Adonis vernalis L.
Adonis vernalis, known as false hellebore, is a perennial flowering plant in the Ranunculaceae family. It is native to Eurasia and grows in dry meadows, steppes, open forests, and forest clearings, particularly on calcareous soils. Its range extends from Spain and southern Sweden to the Pannonian Basin and the West Siberian Plain. The plant produces bright yellow flowers up to 80 mm in diameter, with up to 20 petals, blooming in spring from April to May.
Description
Adonis vernalis is a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. It is found in a variety of habitats including dry meadows, mesic steppe, and open forests. The plant is distributed across Europe and parts of Asia, including Spain, Central Europe, southern Sweden, and the Pannonian Basin. The flowers appear in spring and are characterized by their bright yellow color and up to 20 petals. The plant's aerial parts develop alongside the flowers from April to May.
Other common names
yellow pheasants-eyeSpring pheasant's eyespring adonispheasant's-eyeoxeyefalse helleboreyellow pheasant's eyepheasant's eye
Distribution
SE · NO · conterminous 48 United States · Altay · Austria · Belarus · Bulgaria · Central European Rus · Chita · Czechoslovakia · East European Russia · France · Germany · Hungary · Italy · Kazakhstan · Krasnoyarsk · Krym · New York · North Caucasus · Poland · Romania · South European Russi · Spain · Sweden · Switzerland · Transcaucasus · Ukraine · West Siberia · Yakutskiya
Synonyms
Adonanthe vernalisAdoniastrum vernaleAdonis davuricaAdonis helleborusAdonis parvifloraAdonis pratensisAnemone consiligoChrysocyathus vernalis
