Veratrum viride

green false hellebore, white hellebore

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Photo credit: R. Harrison Wiegand, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service. www.dnr.state.md.us
Family

Liliaceae

Region

Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont

States

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Plant Type

Herbaceous

Height

2 - 5ft

Spread

- ft

Flower Color

Green, Yellow

Fruit

Capsule;

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade

Soil Texture

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Soil Moisture

Moist, Wet

Blooms

May - July

Fall Color

Habitat

swamps & wet woods

Notes

leaf edges will brown if soil dries and plant is in windy area; does best in cooler temps; slugs like the foliage; root & foliage are poisonous (Stills)

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Resources

The Native Plants Guide

Physiographic Regions of Chesapeake Watershed

Mountain
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