Are Hellebore and Aethionema from the same flowering plant families?
Hellebore 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. The scientific name "Helleborus" derives from the Greek name for "H. orientalis", ἑλλέβορος "helléboros", from "elein" "to injure" and βορά "borá" "food". Many species are poisonous. Despite names such as "winter rose", "Christmas rose" and "Lenten rose", hellebores are not closely related to the rose family (Rosaceae).
Hebe (plant) Hebe is a genus of plants native to New Zealand, Rapa in French Polynesia, the Falkland Islands, and South America. It includes about 90 species and is the largest plant genus in New Zealand. Apart from "H. rapensis" (endemic to Rapa), all species occur in New Zealand. This includes the two species, "H. salicifolia" and "H. elliptica", that have distributions extending to South America. The genus is named after the Greek goddess of youth, Hebe.