Veratrum insolitum

Jepson

Fl. Calif. 1: 266. 1921.

Common names: Siskiyou false hellebore
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 74. Mentioned on page 73.

Stems 1–1.5 m, grayish-hairy distally. Leaf blades elliptic, distal lanceolate, 10–35 × 7–21 cm, reduced distally, grayish-hairy, at least when young. Inflorescences paniculate, with ascending branches, 20–50 cm, grayish-hairy; bracts ovate to lanceolate, shorter than flowers. Tepals creamy white to yellow, broadly ovate, not clawed, 6–15 mm, margins strongly erose-ciliate or inner shallowly fimbriate; gland 1, basal, green, V-shaped, elliptic; ovary densely tomentose; pedicel 6–15 mm. Capsules oblong-ovoid, 2–3 cm, densely tomentose. Seeds flat, broadly winged, 10–15 mm. 2n = 32.


Phenology: Flowering summer–fall.
Habitat: Stream banks, moist meadows, mixed-evergreen forest margins
Elevation: 0–1500 m

Discussion

The only other whitish-flowered species in North America, Veratrum californicum, which might be confused with V. insolitum, has entire, unfringed tepals, and only slightly hairy ovaries.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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... more about "Veratrum insolitum"
Dale W. McNeal Jr. +  and Aaron D. Shaw +
Jepson +
Siskiyou false hellebore +
Calif. +, Oreg. +  and Wash. +
0–1500 m +
Stream banks, moist meadows, mixed-evergreen forest margins +
Flowering summer–fall. +
Acelidanthus +, Evonyxis +  and Leimanthium +
Veratrum insolitum +
Veratrum +
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