Flora of Newfoundland and Labrador
Flora of Newfoundland and Labrador
Melanthiaceae/Mélanthiacées - Bunchflower Family
Veratrum viride Aiton var. viride
En: green false hellebore, American false hellebore
Fr: vérâtre vert, tabac du diable
Provincial Status: L
Range: Temp.-sBoreal eNA; NE to wLab.

[=Helonias viridis (Aiton) Ker-Gawl.]
[=Veratrum viride Aiton subsp. viride]

[The first verified reports of Veratrum viride from Labrador were made by F. Harper (CAN) in 1953 from Carol Lake and I. Hustich (CAN) in 1967 from Labrador City, wLab. More recent reports have been made by J.Maunder (1997) from west of Labrador City and by Stantec field crew S.Bennett, R.LaPaix, and T.Newbury (2011, 2012), from treed fens sw of Wabush, wLab. (Stassinu Stantec Ltd. Partnership 2013), where several thousand plants were documented.]

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