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Veratrum
Sign in to saveVeratrum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melanthiaceae. It occurs in damp habitats across much of temperate and subarctic Europe, Asia, and North America.
Taxonomy · GBIF
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderLiliales
- FamilyMelanthiaceae
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Melanthiaceae
- Image
- Veratrum lobelianum - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-279.jpg
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- P105
- genus
- P4000
- capsule
- P427
- Veratrum album
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- Linguistics
- Ecology
- Habitat
- Toxicity
- Uses
- Medical research
- Herbal medicine
- Species
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- References
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Veratrum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melanthiaceae. It occurs in damp habitats across much of temperate and subarctic Europe, Asia, and North America.
Veratrum species are vigorous herbaceous perennials with highly poisonous black rhizomes, and panicles of white or brown flowers on erect stems. In English they are known as false hellebores, false helleborines, and corn lilies. However, Veratrum is not closely related to hellebores, helleborines, maize, or lilies.