Veratrum album

Also known as White False-helleborine

species of plant

OverviewAI-generated

Veratrum album is a species within the plant kingdom. It belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta, class Liliopsida, and order Liliales. The species is classified in the family Melanthiaceae and is commonly known as hellebore.

The taxon has been recorded in 89,252 occurrences. It is referenced by 39 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 17 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Plants of the World, Gbif Occ, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderLiliales
FamilyMelanthiaceae

Native toAlbania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Central European Russia, Czechia-Slovakia, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy

Observations recorded89,252

Der Weiße Germer (Veratrum album), auch Weiß-Germer und Weiße Nieswurz genannt, ist eine Pflanzenart aus der Gattung Germer (Veratrum) innerhalb der Familie der Germergewächse (Melanthiaceae).

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Veratrum
Image: Veratrum album en Chartreuse.jpg

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taxon common name: vedegame
taxon rank: species
taxon name: Veratrum album
Commons category: Veratrum album
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=41134
Commons gallery: Veratrum album
short name: V. album

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Encyclopedic overview

Veratrum album, the false helleborine, white hellebore, European white hellebore, or white veratrum (syn. Veratrum lobelianum Bernh.) is a poisonous plant in the family Melanthiaceae. It is native to Europe and parts of western Asia (western Siberia, Turkey, Caucasus).

Description

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Veratrum album” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.