Helleborus viridis, commonly called green hellebore,[1][2] is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, native to Central and Western Europe, including southern England.

[6] Growing to around 60 cm (24 in) tall, the green hellebore is a semi-evergreen perennial plant.

[3] They have five large green oval sepals with pointed tips, and seven to twelve much smaller petals.

[7] Subspecies viridis has flowers of 4–5 cm (1.6–2.0 in) diameter and leaves covered with fine hairs, while the flowers of subspecies occidentalis are smaller (3–4 cm diameter) and its leaves are smooth.

[8] The green hellebore is found in Western and Central Europe, east to eastern Austria and south to northern Italy.