[The Lily Family in Mt. Adams Country]

False Hellebores of Mt. Adams Country

The Genus Veratrum

American Wild Hellebore, Green False Hellebore, Indian Poke: Veratrum viride var. eschscholtziianum (Synonyms: Veratrum eschscholtzianum, Veratrum eschscholtzii, Veratrum eschscholtzii var. incriminatum, Veratrum viride ssp. eschscholtzii, Veratrum viride var. escholtzii)

The photo above 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.

Siskiyou False Hellebore, Siskiyou Wild Hellebore: Veratrum insolitum - This rare false hellebore approaches Mt. Adams from the south, and is mentioned here on the possibility that some plants may be found in the vicinity of either Trout Lake, WA or Glenwood, WA.

American Wild Hellebore, Green False Hellebore, Indian Poke: Veratrum viride var. eschscholtziianum (Synonyms: Veratrum eschscholtzianum, Veratrum eschscholtzii, Veratrum eschscholtzii var. incriminatum, Veratrum viride ssp. eschscholtzii, Veratrum viride var. escholtzii) -


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