Veratrum viride

Classification	Monocots
Family	Melanthiaceae
Family (Traditional)	Liliaceae
Genus	Veratrum
Species:	Veratrum viride Aiton
Common Name	Green False Hellebore; Indian Poke; Green Hellebore
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Rank: 3-ranked; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: axillary; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: panicle/thyrse; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Number: 6; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 6
C value	6
Status	Native; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNR] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Carter (TN), Greene (TN), Johnson (TN), Marion (TN), Sullivan (TN), Unicoi (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ETSU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1983 - 2011

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
ETSU006628	Unicoi	Tennessee	30 May 2009	Frosty Levy	ETSU Veratrum viride
TENN-V-0065306	Sullivan	Tennessee			TENN Veratrum viride
ETSU033559	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Veratrum viride
ETSU004978	Johnson	Tennessee			ETSU Veratrum viride
ETSU033560	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Veratrum viride
ETSU033561	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Veratrum viride
ETSU033562	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Veratrum viride
UCHT005517	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Veratrum viride
UCHT005510	Marion	Tennessee	05 Aug 1983	Edwin Bridges 659	UCHT Veratrum viride
TENN-V-0065307	Sullivan	Tennessee			TENN Veratrum viride
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	18 Apr 2010	Frosty Levy	ETSU Veratrum viride
N/A	Greene	Tennessee	25 Jun 2011	Frosty Levy	ETSU Veratrum viride
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	06 Jun 2010	Frosty Levy	ETSU Veratrum viride

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Veratrum viride

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