Liliaceae Veratrum viride Ait.

American False Hellebore

Salish - Drug, Poison

Use documented by:
Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 294

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

RECRD: 96920 id: 42733