Green False Hellebore

Veratrum viride Aiton - Lily family

Size

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Brown

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Green False Hellebore: Eupithecia cretaceata

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Northwest Territorie, Québec, Yukon
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.