Veratrum virginicum (L.) W.T.Aiton

Virginia bunchflower (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Melanthiaceae > Veratrum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 1.7m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.7
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-9
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 1-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-7

Usage

Uses medicinal poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use Poison (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings 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

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Distribution

Veratrum virginicum world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Georgia, Nicaragua, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:543542-1
WFO ID wfo-0000751733
COL ID 7FNKB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Leimanthium virginicum Melanthium hybridum Veratrum virginicum Zigadenus virginicus Helonias virginica Zigadenus monoecus Leimanthium monoicum Melanthium polygamum Melanthium dispersum Melanthium laetum Melanthium monoicum Melanthium biglandulosum Zigadenus hybridus Evonyxis monoica Melanthium virginicum Evonyxis undulata Evonyxis virginica Melanthium monoicum