Veratrum insolitum |
Veratrum album |
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Siskiyou false-hellebore |
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Stems | 1–1.5m, distally hairy. |
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Leaves | elliptic, 10–35 × 5–20 cm; distal leaves lanceolate, reduced, gray woolly hairs below and on sheathes; at least when young. |
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Inflorescences | 20–50 cm; branches ascending, gray woolly-haired; bracts ovate to lanceolate; shorter than flowers. |
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Pedicel | 6–15 mm. |
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Flowers | 6–9(15) mm; tepals widely ovate; creamy white to yellow, not clawed; gland 1, green, elliptic, Vshaped; basal; stamens equal to the length of the tepals; ovary densely woolly. |
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Fruits | oblong-ovoid, 2–3 cm, woolly. |
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Seeds | flat, 10–15 mm; wings broad. |
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2n | =32. |
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Veratrum insolitum |
Veratrum album |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Moist meadows and stream banks, mixed-evergreen forest margins, open areas in thickets. Flowering Jun–Aug. 700– 1900m. Casc, CR, Sisk. CA, WA. Native. |
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Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 317 Tamra Prior |
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