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Veratrum californicum Dur.
California false hellebore
Symbol: VECA2
Group: Monocot
Family: Liliaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Click on this Photograph of Veratrum californicum (California false hellebore) to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Young. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento, CA. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Guidelines.

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Plant Distribution by State

Veratrum californicum Dur.

VECA2

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Related Taxa:
Veratrum californicum Dur.

View 105 genera in Liliaceae, 7 species in Veratrum or click below on a thumbnail map or name for variety profiles.

Distribution of Veratrum californicum var. californicum. Native. Distribution of Veratrum californicum var. caudatum. Native.      
Veratrum californicum var. californicum
California false hellebore		 Veratrum californicum var. caudatum
Cascade false hellebore		      
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Classification:
Veratrum californicum Dur.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
                   Subclass Liliidae –
                      Order Liliales –
                         Family Liliaceae – Lily family
                            Genus Veratrum L. – false hellebore
                               Species Veratrum californicum Dur. – California false hellebore

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Threatened and Endangered Plant Information:
Veratrum californicum Dur.
This plant is listed by the U. S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Arizona:
       false hellebore     Salvage restricted

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Invasive Information:
Veratrum californicum Dur.
        California false hellebore
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
WSWS   Whitson, T.D. (Ed.) et al.. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.. 630pp.
 

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Wetland Indicator Status:*
Veratrum californicum Dur.
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW,OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO OBL FACW FACW+ OBL NO NO NO

VECA8: Veratrum caudatum Heller [=VECAC]
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO OBL NO NO NO NO

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Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Veratrum californicum Dur.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42757.
View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

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