Veratrum viride

Not to be confused with Phytolacca acinosa (also called Indian poke), or other pokeweeds (genus Phytolacca)

Veratrum viride
Veratrum viride var. viride in flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Melanthiaceae
Genus: Veratrum
Species:
V. viride
Binomial name
Veratrum viride
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Helonias viridis (Aiton) Ker Gawl.
  • Veratrum lobelianum var. eschscholtzianum Schult. & Schult.f., syn of var. eschscholzianum
  • Veratrum eschscholtzianum (Schult. & Schult.f.) O.Loes., syn of var. eschscholzianum
  • Veratrum eschscholtzii A.Gray, syn of var. eschscholzianum
  • Veratrum viride var. escholtzianoides O.Loes., syn of var. eschscholzianum
  • Veratrum eschscholtzii var. incriminatum B.Boivin, syn of var. eschscholzianum
  • Veratrum eschscholtzii var. typicum B.Boivin, syn of var. eschscholzianum
  • Veratrum viride subsp. eschscholtzii (A.Gray) Á.Löve & D.Löve, syn of var. eschscholzianum

Veratrum viride, known as Indian poke, corn-lily, Indian hellebore, false hellebore, green false hellebore,[2] or giant false-helleborine,[3] is a species of Veratrum native to eastern and western (but not central) North America.[4][2][5] 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, devil's bite, duck retten, itchweed, poor Annie, blue hellebore and tickleweed.

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ a b USDA Plants Profile: Veratrum viride
  3. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  4. ^ Flora of North America: Veratrum viride
  5. ^ "Veratrum viride". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 December 2017.