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White Hellebore

Veratrum lobelianum

White Hellebore
Photo: David Paloch, CC BY-SA 2.5
Family
Melanthiaceae (Melanthi family)
Grows as
Bulb
Safety
Toxic
Native range
N. & C. Europe to Russian Far East and Mongolia
Climate
temperate

About

Veratrum lobelianum is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Melanthiaceae.

Its native range is Central Europe to Caucasus and Russian Far East. The plant is poisonous. It is used in Chinese folk medicine. In Russia, it is available as a tincture ("Veratrum Aqua") that is intended for external use and is toxic if ingested (accidentally or in folk medicine).

Other Veratrum plants

White False-helleborine · California false hellebore · Fringed false hellebore · Siskiyou false hellebore · False hellebore · Veratrum stamineum · Green false hellebore · False Hellebore

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Veratrum lobelianum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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