American Wild Hellebore, Green False Hellebore, Indian Poke
Veratrum viride var. eschscholtzianum
Synonyms: Veratrum eschscholtzianum, Veratrum eschscholtzii, Veratrum eschscholtzii var. incriminatum, Veratrum viride ssp. eschscholtzii, Veratrum viride var. escholtzii
A close-up of the flower of green false hellebore
as seen 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 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.
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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 center 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. The photo at right 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 photo above 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. Note that the tepals appear whitish, but a close look at the inflorescence in the photo below shows that the panicle branches droop, thus this green false hellefore.
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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 right shows the drooping panicle branches of green false hellebore as seen around the edges of the wet meadow at TakhTakh Meadows, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.....August 6, 2022.
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Green false hellebore, with a few cream-flowered plants as seen in a riparian area along the trail up from the Bird Creek Meadows Picnic Area loop up to the Hellroaring Overlook, Yakama Nation lands at the southeast corner of Mount Adams.........July 20, 2015.
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A panicle branch of green false hellebore as seen at left along the uppermost portion of the Stagman Ridge Trail #12, Mt. Adams Wilderness........August 7, 2020.The photo at right shows several upper branches of green false hellebore with developing fruits as observed at Bird Creek Meadows near the Trail of Wildflowers, Mt. Adams......August 30, 2021.
Paul Slichter