Veratrum
corn-lily, false hellebore, skunk-cabbage
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Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Description:
[none provided]
Accepted Name:
Veratrum
Publication: Sp. Pl. 2: 1044. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 468. 1754.
Publication: Sp. Pl. 2: 1044. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 468. 1754.
Synonyms & Misapplications:
(none provided)
Species in Veratrum:
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Veratrum californicum – California false hellebore
Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington south to California, east to the Rocky Mountains. -
var. californicum – skunk cabbage, California wild hellebore
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var. caudatum – skunk cabbage, tailed wild hellebore
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Veratrum insolitum – siskiyou wild hellebore Occurring in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; south-central Washington to northern California.
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Veratrum viride – American false hellebore, green false hellebore, Indian-poke Widely distributed throughout the forest and mountainous areas of Washington; Alaska south to California, east to the northern Rocky Mountains; eastern North America from Alabama to Newfoundland.
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var. eschscholtzianum Alaska to California, east to Wyoming, across Canada, eastern United States from Maine to Alabama
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Veratrum in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
WA Flora Checklist: Veratrum checklist entry
OregonFlora: Veratrum information
E-Flora BC: Veratrum atlas page
CalPhotos: Veratrum photos
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