GREEN FALSE HELLEBORE

Class: Veratrum viride subsp. eschscholtzii

Family: LILY FAMILY

Sub Family: Liliaceae

Year: Perennial

Other Names: Indian Hellebore, Indian Poke, Corn Lily

Colour: Pale yellowish-green

Height: 90 cm-1.8 m (3-6')

Each Flower: 1.3 cm (1/2") across with 6, pointed, yellowish-green tepals with darker green veins and slightly downy on outside; 6 stamens; tiny bract below each flower

Leaves: Many leaves arranged spirally up stem as far as flowering branches; lower leaves broad, pointed-elliptic and may be up to 30 cm (12") long and 6.5-15 cm (2 1/2-6") broad and softly hairy beneath; longitudinal parallel veins are so prominent that leaf looks almost pleated; they reduce in size up stem which they clasp

Stems: Very stout, woody, hollow, smooth, and finely ribbed

Blooming Period: June - September

Habitat: Moist sub-alpine meadows and lower swamps

Note:

Poisonous