Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Liliales > Melanthiaceae > Veratrum > Veratrum virideVeratrum viride (Indian Poke)Synonyms: Helonias viridis (homotypic); Veratrum album f. viride; Veratrum eschscholtzianum; Veratrum eschscholtzii var. incriminatum; Veratrum eschscholtzii var. typicum; Veratrum lobelianum var. eschscholzianum; Veratrum viride var. escholtzianoides Veratrum viride, known as Indian poke, Indian hellebore, false hellebore, green false hellebore or giant false-helleborine, is a species of Veratrum native to eastern and western (but not central) North America. It is extremely toxic, and is considered a pest plant by farmers with livestock. The species has acquired a large number of other common names within its native range, including American false hellebore, American white hellebore, bear corn, big hellebore, corn lily, devils bite, duck retten, itch-weed, itchweed, poor Annie, blue hellebore and tickleweed. |
Allergen Potential [1] | Medium-High | | Edible [2] | May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details. | Flower Type [2] | Hermaphrodite | Hazards [2] | All parts of the plant are highly poisonous; After the plant dies down in the autumn and has been frosted, the toxins decrease and the plant becomes harmless to animals; | Lifespan [2] | Perennial | Pollinators [2] | Bees, Flies, Lepidoptera | Usage [2] | The dried and powdered root is used as an insecticide and a parasiticide; It is also effective against caterpillars and mammals so great caution is advised;
The roots have been grated, then added to the laundry water and used to clean clothing;
A fibre obtained from the stem is used for weaving wallets etc; | | Height [2] | 6.56 feet (2 m) | View Plants For A Future Record : Veratrum viride |
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Species |
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Acadia National Park |
II |
35996 |
Maine, United States |
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Allegheny Portage Railroad Nat'l Hist. Site National Historic Site |
III |
1152 |
Pennsylvania, United States |
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Banff National Park |
II |
1690912 |
Alberta, Canada |
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Blue Ridge Parkway National Parkway |
V |
73611 |
North Carolina, Virginia, United States |
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Carlton Ridge Research Natural Area |
Ia |
949 |
Montana, United States |
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Catoctin Mountain Park National Park |
II |
5994 |
Maryland, United States |
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Coram Biosphere Reserve |
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7460 |
Montana, United States |
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Crater Lake National Park |
II |
180091 |
Oregon, United States |
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Fort Necessity National Battlefield |
III |
1019 |
Pennsylvania, United States |
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Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve |
Ib |
591068 |
Alaska, United States |
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Glacier National Park |
II |
953799 |
Montana, United States |
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
II |
515454 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
3161 |
New Jersey, United States |
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Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve |
II |
366714 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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H.J. Andrews Biosphere Reserve |
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15815 |
Oregon, United States |
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Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site |
III |
861 |
Pennsylvania, United States |
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Hubbard Brook Biosphere Reserve |
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7809 |
New Hampshire, United States |
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Jasper National Park |
II |
2776809 |
Alberta, Canada |
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Kluane National Park and Reserve National Park Reserve |
II |
5463436 |
Yukon, Canada |
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Kootenay National Park |
II |
341762 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Reserve |
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293047 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Mount Mitchell State Park |
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North Carolina, United States |
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Mount Revelstoke National Park |
Ia |
18 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Nahanni National Park Reserve |
II |
1309627 |
Northwest Territories, Canada |
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Oregon Caves National Monument |
V |
456 |
Oregon, United States |
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Pacific Rim National Park Reserve |
II |
137900 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Shenandoah National Park |
II |
108221 |
Virginia, United States |
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Sitka National Historical Park |
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Alaska, United States |
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Southern Appalachian Biosphere Reserve |
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37548505 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Yoho National Park |
II |
317576 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000) ♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License♦ 3HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández ♦ 4Marmota caligata (Rodentia: Sciuridae), JANET K. BRAUN, T. SCOTT EATON, JR., AND MICHAEL A. MARES, MAMMALIAN SPECIES 43(884):155–171 (2011) ♦ 5Marmota vancouverensis, David G. Nagorsen, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 270, pp. 1-5 (1987) |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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