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Veratrum viride var. eschscholzianum
Photo is of parent taxon

American wild hellebore, green false-hellebore, Indian poke
Stems

nearly glabrous proximally to densely tomentose distally.
Leaves

15–30 × 10–18 cm.
Inflorescences

with branches spreading to commonly drooping.
Flowers

erect;

tepals deep green to yellowish green, 5–12 mm.
2n

= 32.

Veratrum viride var. eschscholzianum
Phenology Flowering summer–fall.
Habitat Moist meadows, openings in coniferous forests
Elevation 0–2500 m (0–8200 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AK; CA; ID; MT; OR; WA; AB; BC; NT; YT
Discussion

Western Native Americans (Bella Colla, Cowlitz, Kwakiutl, Okanagan, Quinault, Salishan, Shuswap, and Thompson) used Veratrum viride var. eschscholzianum as an analgesic, antirheumatic, emetic, laxative, and poison, as well as a cold, blood, heart, orthopedic, and skin aid (D. E. Moerman 1986). Native Americans from northern British Columbia and the Yukon Territory consumed young plants as herbage (A. E. Porsild 1951; G. A. Mulligan and D. B. Munro 1987).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 26, p. 75.
Parent taxa Liliaceae > Veratrum > Veratrum viride
Sibling taxa
V. viride var. viride
Synonyms V. lobelianum var. [ß]eschscholzianum, V. eschscholzianum, V. escholtzianum, V. eschscholtzianum, V. viride subsp. eschscholzii, V. viride var. escholtzianoides
Name authority (Roemer & Schultes) Breitung: Canad. Field-Naturalist 71: 49. (1957)
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