Calflora Taxon Report
Veratrum californicum  Durand  var. californicum 
California corn lily, California false hellebore, Western false hellebore
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2018 Richard Spjut
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2021 Mike Russler
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2014 Jim Moore
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2021 Cynthia Powell
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2018 Julie Kierstead Nelson
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2018 Julie Kierstead Nelson
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2023 Mike Russler
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2019 Jay Chamberlain
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2024 David popp
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2023 Suzanne L. Weakley
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2023 Mike Russler
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2023 Richard Spjut
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2020 Mike McNamara
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2021 Paul Watts
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2021 Charles Russell
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2021 Mike Russler
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2022 Jordan Collins
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2023 Cara Wilcox
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2012 Steven Perry
Veratrum californicum var. californicum is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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Parent: Veratrum californicum
Genus: Veratrum
Family: Melanthiaceae  
(Liliaceae)
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot
Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: meadows

Communities: Douglas-Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEFVeratrum californicum var. caudatum
PLANTSVeratrum speciosum
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[wnps.org] Description: Description Large bright green elliptical ribbed leaves; inflorescences of numerous yellowish-green blooms in tall spikes. All parts are poisonous to eat. Sun to partial shade. Moist to dry. Perennial, largest native member of the lily family; grows 3 to 5 ft tall; rhizomatous. At a Glance: Habitat: Moist meadows and woodlands, lowlands to subalpine. Flowers: Six saucer shaped white tepals with a green center (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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