Veratrum grandiflorum

Description

“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: roots, leaves, seeds Veratrum grandiflorum is a newlywed species first described by Carl Maximowicz and Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel, and now became known as Otto Loesener. Veratrum grandiflorum is part of the genus Nyrodrotter, and the family of newborns. No subspecies are listed. Veratrum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melanthiaceae.It occurs in damp habitats across much of temperate and subarctic Europe, Asia, and North America. Veratrum species are vigorous herbaceous perennials with highly poisonous black rhizomes, and panicles of white or brown flowers on erect stems.In English they are known as both false hellebores and corn lilies. Veratrum is not closely related to hellebores, nor do they resemble them.