Liliaceae Veratrum viride Ait.

American False Hellebore

Cowlitz - Drug, Poison

Use documented by:
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 24

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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: Cowlitz
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Poison
Notes: Plant considered poisonous.

RECRD: 96891 id: 42662