Melanthiaceae
False hellebore
Veratrum viride
- Family
- Melanthiaceae
- Genus
- Veratrum
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Common names
By language (3)
- English
- False hellebore, Green false hellebore, Indian poke
- French
- Vératre vert
- Spanish
- Falso eleboro verde, Falso eléboro verde
Synonyms
- Helonias viridis (Aiton) Ker Gawl.
- Veratrum album f. viride (Aiton) Regel
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Justin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: User:SB_Johnny, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alison Northup, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: User:SB_Johnny, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mark Connolly, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: User:SB_Johnny, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Summit Metro Parks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Frank Kovalchek from USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Akos Kokai, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Summit Metro Parks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Akos Kokai, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms 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.