Veratrum album L.

False helleborine (en), Vérine (fr), Varaire (fr), Vératre blanc (fr), Varaire blanc (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Melanthiaceae > Veratrum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 1.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.5
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Moist grassy sub-alpine meadows and open woods.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 6-8
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use Emetic (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Felon (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Neuralgia (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Rodenticide (unspecified), Scabies (unspecified), Sedative (unspecified), Cathartic (unspecified), Errhine (unspecified), Gout (unspecified), Insanity (unspecified), Itch (unspecified), Nervine (unspecified), Sternutatory (unspecified), Sudorific (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified)
Human toxicity strong toxic (whole)
Animal toxicity very strong toxic (whole)

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 90 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Veratrum album habit picture by Eric Bossard (cc-by-sa)
Veratrum album habit picture by G. JÜRGEN (cc-by-sa)
Veratrum album habit picture by Gio Bunel (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Veratrum album leaf picture by Eric Bossard (cc-by-sa)
Veratrum album leaf picture by Kolio Zotkov (cc-by-sa)
Veratrum album leaf picture by Eric Bossard (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Veratrum album flower picture by Dieter Schulten (cc-by-sa)
Veratrum album flower picture by Antonio C. (cc-by-sa)
Veratrum album flower picture by Heinz Groß (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Veratrum album fruit picture by rene laurens (cc-by-sa)
Veratrum album fruit picture by barretons (cc-by-sa)
Veratrum album fruit picture by Hans Wurst (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Veratrum album world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Turks and Caicos Islands, Ukraine, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30192264-2
WFO ID wfo-0000751720
COL ID 7FNJH
BDTFX ID 70723
INPN ID 128520
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Helleborus albus Veratrum croaticum Veratrum album Veratrum polygamum Veratrum parviflorum Melanthium virens Melanthium bracteolare Veratrum misae Melanthium album Veratrum bosniacum Veratrum album subsp. misae Veratrum lobelianum subsp. misae Veratrum album var. misae Veratrum lobelianum var. glabrescens Veratrum lobelianum var. podolicum Veratrum album var. spathulatum Veratrum album var. croaticum Veratrum bosniacum var. albanicum Veratrum lobelianum var. misae Veratrum album var. viride Veratrum album var. viridiflorum Veratrum lobelianum var. obovatum Veratrum album var. bosniacum Veratrum album var. flavum Veratrum album subsp. albicans Melanthium hybridum Veratrum lobelianum f. oppositifolium Veratrum album f. glabrescens Veratrum album f. podolicum Veratrum flavum Veratrum album subsp. album