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Eranthis hyemalis

(L.) Salisb.

Winter Aconite

GNRUnranked Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.128384

Element CodePDRAN0C010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderRanunculales

FamilyRanunculaceae

GenusEranthis

Synonyms

Cammarum hyemale(L.) GreeneHelleborus hyemalisL.

Other Common Names

Éranthe d'hiver (FR) Winter-aconite (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Indiana	SNA	No
District of Columbia	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
Missouri	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Ontario	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (7)

Utah (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
418026	Uinta National Forest	14,038
418027	Uinta National Forest	13,884
North Francis	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	8,148
Temple Peak	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	24,081

Virginia (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Gum Run	George Washington National Forest	12,620
Oak Knob	George Washington National Forest	10,882

West Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Dry River (WV)	George Washington National Forest	7,331

References (3)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1997. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 3. Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 590 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2024. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of March 4, 2024. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2203 pp.