Liliaceae Veratrum californicum Dur.
California False Hellebore
Thompson - Drug, Poison
Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 512
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Veratrum californicum Dur.
Scientific name: Veratrum californicum Dur.
USDA symbol: VECAC2 (
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Common names: California False Hellebore
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Poison
Notes: Plant considered poisonous if eaten in large quantities.
RECRD: 96868 id: 42619