Veratrum nigrum
Black Veratrum, Black Hellebore
Other regional names: False Hellebore
- False Hellebore
Also known as: Helonias nigra (L.) Ker Gawl. +8 more
- Helonias nigra (L.) Ker Gawl.
- Helonias nigra (L.) KerGawl.
- Melanthium nigrum (L.) Thunb.
- Veratrum bracteatum Batalin
- Veratrum nigrum subsp. ussuriense (O.Loes.) Vorosch.
- Veratrum nigrum var. microcarpum Loes.
- Veratrum nigrum var. ussuriense O.Loes.
- Veratrum purpureum Salisb.
- Veratrum ussuriense (O.Loes.) Nakai
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Melanthiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous geophyte.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Europe, Veratrum nigrum (commonly known as Black Veratrum or Black-Hellebore) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Melanthiaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Altay, Amur, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Czechoslovakia, France, Greece, Hungary, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Manchuria, Mongolia, Poland, Primorye, Romania, Switzerland, Tuva, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yugoslavia