Veratrum californicum |
Veratrum viride |
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false-hellebore |
green false-hellebore, Indian poke |
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Stems | 1–2.5m, glabrous proximally, tomentose distally. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Pedicel | 1–6 mm. |
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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. |
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Fruits | narrowly ovoid, 2–3 cm, glabrous. |
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Seeds | flat, 1–2 cm, winged. |
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2n | =32. |
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Veratrum californicum |
Veratrum viride |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Western North America. 2 varieties. |
[Species with one variety or subspecies in Oregon.] |
Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 316 Tamra Prior |
Flora of Oregon, volume 1 |
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