Veratrum viride |
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green false-hellebore, Indian poke |
corn lily, false-hellebore |
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Roots | fleshy; rhizomes thick; short; vertical. |
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Stems | 0.5–2m erect; hollow. |
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Leaves | alternate, lanceolate to widely ovate, reduced upwards; apex acute, strongly veined. |
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Inflorescences | panicles; flowers many, pubescent; bracts present. |
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Flowers | bisexual or staminate; tepals 6, white or green to yellow, rotate to campanulate; free, spreading; equal to subequal, not clawed; margins mostly entire, persistent; nectary glands 1–2; basal; stamens 6, attached to perianth; filaments distinct, filiform; anthers 1-locular, cordatereniform, persistent; dehiscence apical; ovary partly inferior, 3-chambered; styles 3; distinct; erect to divergent; short; stigmas long, extending down inner surfaces of style. |
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Fruits | 3-lobed; beaks persistent; dehiscence septicidal. |
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Seeds | winged. |
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Veratrum viride |
Veratrum |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | [Species with one variety or subspecies in Oregon.] |
Northern temperate zones. Approximately 25 species; 3 species treated in Flora. |
Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 1 | Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 316 Tamra Prior |
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