Liliaceae Veratrum viride Ait.

American False Hellebore

Blackfoot - Drug, Poison

Use documented by:
Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 25

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Scientific name: Veratrum viride Ait.
USDA symbol: VEVI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American False Hellebore
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Poison
Notes: Poisonous roots ingested for suicide.

RECRD: 60583 id: 42650

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