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Veratrum californicum Durand
California false hellebore

       
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Photo of Veratrum californicum Durand
Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Young. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Veratrum californicum Durand

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Distribution:
Veratrum californicum Durand

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USA (AZ, CA, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY)
 

Related Taxa:
Veratrum californicum Durand

View 108 genera in Liliaceae, 11 species in Veratrum or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Veratrum californicum Durand var. californicum. .
Veratrum californicum var. californicum
California false hellebore
Distribution of Veratrum californicum Durand var. caudatum (A. Heller) C.L. Hitchc.. .
Veratrum californicum var. caudatum
Cascade false hellebore
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Veratrum californicum Durand

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Liliidae
Order Liliales
Family Liliaceae – Lily family
Genus Veratrum L. – false hellebore
Species Veratrum californicum Durand – California false hellebore
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Veratrum californicum Durand

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Arizona:
false hellebore              Salvage restricted
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Veratrum californicum Durand

California false hellebore

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Veratrum californicum Durand

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW,OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO OBL FACW FACW+ OBL NO NO NO

Veratrum caudatum [=VECAC]:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO OBL NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Veratrum californicum Durand

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42757.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 
 
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