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Veratrum viride

American false hellebore, green false hellebore, Indian-poke
Habit Tall perennial herbs from thick rhizomes, the unbranched stems glabrous below and white-woolly above, 1-2 m. tall.
Leaves

Leaves numerous, alternate, cauline, oblong-elliptic, up to 35 cm. long and nearly as broad.
Flowers

Inflorescence a loose, open panicle, 3-7 dm. long, the lower branches distinctly drooping;

pedicels 2-3 mm. long;

perianth yellow-green to deep green, saucer-shaped;

tepals 6, distinct, narrowly oblong-lanceolate, 6-10 mm. long, serrulate, woolly on the outside, with a short, broad claw;

stamens 6, as long as the tepals.
Fruits

Capsule 2-3 cm. long, glabrous, tipped with the persistent styles.

Veratrum viride
Flowering time June-September
Habitat Moist meadows and woodlands, lowlands to subalpine.
Distribution
Widely distributed throughout the forest and mountainous areas of Washington; Alaska south to California, east to the northern Rocky Mountains; eastern North America from Alabama to Newfoundland.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
V. californicum, V. insolitum
Subordinate taxa
V. viride var. eschscholzianum
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