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Learn more about Veratrum from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Veratrum viride
FAMILY
Melanthiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Veratrum viride
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Veratrum viride var. viride
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-24-001:
Veratrum viride
FAMILY
Liliaceae
COMMON NAME:
White-hellebore, Indian Poke, False Hellebore, Cornhusk Lily
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_vevi_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm060521_068
May Macon County NC
Highlands Biological Station
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JK Marlow jkm060521_071
May Macon County NC
Highlands Biological Station
Heavily ribbed oval leaves up to 12" long, sessile or somewhat clasping, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Kevin Adams kcaveratrumviride_37
May Yancey County NC
Mount Mitchell State Park
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JK Marlow jkm100626_156
June Avery County NC
The Roan Highlands
Tepals hairy on the edges, tapering to the base, without glands, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
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Keith Bradley kab_veratrum_viride_0215
June Avery County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmvviride_mm
June Yancey County NC
Mount Mitchell
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JK Marlow jkm0507g_19
July Pocahontas County WV
Cranberry Glades Botanical Area
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JK Marlow jkm0507g_25
July Pocahontas County WV
Cranberry Glades Botanical Area
Fruit a 3-chambered green capsule, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
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JK Marlow jkm070702_152
July Pocahontas County WV
Cranberry Glades Botanical Area
This plant is strongly poisonous, per Weakley's Flora.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmvviride_gf
Month Unknown Avery County NC
Grandfather Mountain