Melanthiaceae
Fringed false hellebore
Veratrum fimbriatum
- Family
- Melanthiaceae
- Genus
- Veratrum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Fringed false hellebore
Flowers
- In flower
- September to November (from 203 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ben Sims, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Arvel Hernandez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tom Gulya, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: velodrome, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ben Sims, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jonathan Curley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alexis Rose, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Doreen O'Donovan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nina House, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.