Commonly known as hellebores, the Eurasian genus Helleborus consists of approximately 20 species of herbaceous or evergreen perennial flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae, within which it gave its name to the tribe of Helleboreae. Many hellebore species are poisonous.
Hellebore
H. × hybridus in a garden
Helleborus thibetanus
Seed pods swell
Ranunculaceae is a family of over 2,000 known species of flowering plants in 43 genera, distributed worldwide.
Ranunculaceae
Achene: Pulsatilla alpina
Achene: Ranunculus acris
Follicle: Nigella arvensis