Veratrum insolitum is a species of false hellebore, a type of plant closely related to the lily. Its common name is Siskiyou false hellebore. It is native to the northwestern United States: Washington (Klickitat County), western Oregon, and northwestern California as far south as Trinity County.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution mapCalflora taxon report, University of California, Veratrum insolitum Jepson Siskiyou false hellebore
Veratrum insolitum is a stout, hollow-stemmed perennial growing from a thick rhizome in the clay soil of wet evergreen forests. The erect cornstalk-shaped plant bears several large green elliptical leaves decreasing in size higher up on the grayish stem. The large panicle inflorescence is packed with many off-white hairy flowers each just under a centimeter wide. There are six fringed tepals and six stout stamens, each with a club-shaped yellow anther. The fruit is a capsule 2 to 3 centimeters long which contains large winged seeds.Flora of North America, Veratrum insolitum
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External links Jepson Manual Treatment Calphotos Photo gallery, University of California Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas, Veratrum insolitum Jeps. Siskiyou false hellebore Pacific Bulb Society, Veratrum photos of several species