Veratrum californicum |
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false-hellebore |
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Stems | 1–2.5m, glabrous proximally, tomentose distally. |
Leaves | ovate, distally lanceolate to lance-linear, 20–40 × 15–25 cm, abaxially tomentose to ciliate or curly-haired, adaxially glabrous or with veins sparsely short-haired. |
Inflorescences | dense panicles, 30–70 cm; branches spreading to stiffly erect; distal 33–50% unbranched, tomentose; bracts ovate-elliptic to lanceolate; shorter than to much longer than flowers. |
Pedicel | 1–6 mm. |
Flowers | tepals lanceolate to elliptic or oblong-ovate, 8–17 mm; creamy white with a greenish base, not or very slightly clawed; margins entire to minutely dentate, glabrous to abaxially tomentose; gland 1, green; V-shaped; basal; ovary glabrous or minutely hairy. |
Fruits | narrowly ovoid, 2–3 cm, glabrous. |
Seeds | flat, 1–2 cm, winged. |
2n | =32. |
Veratrum californicum |
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Distribution | |
Discussion | Western North America. 2 varieties. |
Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 316 Tamra Prior |
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