Melanthiaceae FAMILY

Veratrum californicum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

All parts of the plant are highly poisonous[ 155 Title Flowers of the Southwest Mountains. Publication Author Arnberger. L. P. Publisher Southwestern Monuments Ass. Year 1968 ISBN - Description A lovely little pocket guide to wild plants in the southern Rockies of America. , 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The flowers are poisonous to insects, including bees[ 155 Title Flowers of the Southwest Mountains. Publication Author Arnberger. L. P. Publisher Southwestern Monuments Ass. Year 1968 ISBN - Description A lovely little pocket guide to wild plants in the southern Rockies of America. ].

Botanical Description

Veratrum californicum is a

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouth-western N. America - Washington to California, west to Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming.

HabitatSwamps, creek bottoms, moist woodlands and meadows, from lowland to the sub-alpine zone[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. ].