NameThatPlant.net: Veratrum viride

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Veratrum viride FAMILY Melanthiaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Learn more about Veratrum from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Veratrum viride FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-24-001:

Veratrum viride FAMILY Liliaceae

COMMON NAME:
White-hellebore, Indian Poke, Green Hellebore, Cornhusk Lily

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Veratrum viride FAMILY Melanthiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Veratrum viride FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-24-001:
Veratrum viride FAMILY Liliaceae

1593

Forb
Perennial
Polygamous

Habitat: seeps, streambanks, wet boulderfields, per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

Common in NC Mountains, rare in GA

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Summer
Yellowish-green/ Green/ Maroon
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals
6 stamens
Bisexual, or some proximal ones staminate

Inflorescence a panicle

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

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