American Wild Hellebore, Green False Hellebore, Indian Poke: Veratrum viride var. eschscholtzianum (Synonym: Veratrum viride var. escholtzii)

Green false hellebore as seen along Forest Road #39 near Bottle Springs, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.......July 29, 2018.

A close-up of the flower of green false hellebore as seen at left in meadows adjacent to Hellroaring Creek along the Island Springs Trail #11.........August 11, 2006. Note the heavily veined tepals and the yellowish stamens which are opposite the tepals. The photo at right shows a close-up of the flower of green false hellebore as seen in a moist meadow adjacent to the eastern loop of the picnic area trail in Bird Creek Meadows at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams..........July 30, 2005.

The emerging tips of new growth on green false hellebore can often be seen extending from thin patches of snow early in the season. Photographed at Bird Creek Meadows on July 16, 2006.

The photo at left shows the broad leaves of the lower stem and drooping panicle branches of the inflorescence of green false hellebore as seen at Shorthorn Creek along the Shorthorn Trail in the Mt. Adams Wilderness........August 24, 2008. The photo at right shows the down-ward growing branches of the inflorescence of green false hellebore as seen in a moist meadow adjacent to the eastern loop of the picnic area trail in Bird Creek Meadows at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams.........July 30, 2005.

A close-up view of the basal leaves of green false hellebore as seen in a moist meadow adjacent to the trailhead for Lookout Mountain at High Prairie, Badger Creek Wilderness.........June 29, 2023.

The photo at left shows the upward pointing fruits of green false hellebore as seen on the south-facing slopes of the Ridge of Wonders immediately to the west of Little Mt. Adams.........September 8, 2001. The photo at center shows the drooping panicles that are characteristic of green false hellebore as seen at Muddy Meadows on the northern slopes of Mt. Adams.........August 7, 2005. The image at right shows green false hellebore as seen on ski run slopes (Willow Ski Trail) along the Umbrella Falls Trail #667, Mount Hood National Forest.....July 26, 2024.

Early spring growth of green false hellebore as seen in High Prairie near the trailhead for the trail to Lookout Mountain, Mount Hood National Forest...........June 21, 2014.