Scientific or common name:

Veratrum californicum Durand

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MELANTHIACEAE - Bunchflower family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Veratrum californicum Durand
Nomencl. ref.: Pl. Pratten. Calif. [Durand] 103 (-104). 1855 [Jun 1855] J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, n.s. 3(2): 103-104. Dec 1855.
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: California false hellebore
English name: California false hellebore
English name: California veratrum
German name: kalifornischer Germer

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:

Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Veratrum californicum Durand var. californicum
2) Veratrum californicum Durand var. caudatum (A. Heller) C.L. Hitchc.

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: -
Order: Liliales
Family: Melanthiaceae
Genus: Veratrum
Species:

1) Veratrum album L. 2) Veratrum album L. ssp. album 3) Veratrum album L. ssp. oxysepalum (Turcz.) Hultén 4) Veratrum californicum Durand 5) Veratrum californicum Durand var. californicum 6) Veratrum californicum Durand var. caudatum (A. Heller) C.L. Hitchc. 7) Veratrum caudatum A. Heller 8) Veratrum eschscholtzianum (Schult. & Schult. f.) Rydb. ex A. Heller 9) Veratrum eschscholtzii A. Gray 10) Veratrum eschscholtzii A. Gray var. incriminatum B. Boivin 11) Veratrum fimbriatum A. Gray 12) Veratrum insolitum Jeps. 13) Veratrum intermedium Chapm. 14) Veratrum latifolium (Desr.) Zomlefer 15) Veratrum luteum L. 16) Veratrum nigrum L. 17) Veratrum oxysepalum Turcz. 18) Veratrum parviflorum Michx. 19) Veratrum speciosum Rydb. 20) Veratrum tenuipetalum A. Heller 21) Veratrum virginicum (L.) W.T. Aiton 22) Veratrum viride Aiton 23) Veratrum viride Aiton ssp. eschscholtzii (A. Gray) A. Löve & D. Löve 24) Veratrum viride Aiton var. eschscholtzii (A. Gray) Breitung 25) Veratrum woodii J.W. Robbins ex Alph. Wood

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AZ, CA, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY)


Map for Veratrum californicum Durand
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Melanthiaceae)
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1) Veratrum (false hellebore)

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Common names (Veratrum)
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1) Appalachian bunchflower (Veratrum parviflorum) 2) California false hellebore (Veratrum californicum) 3) Cascade false hellebore (Veratrum californicum var. caudatum) 4) Colorado false hellebore (Veratrum tenuipetalum) 5) Fairywand (Veratrum luteum) 6) False hellebore (Veratrum nigrum) 7) Fringed false hellebore (Veratrum fimbriatum) 8) Green false hellebore (Veratrum viride) 9) Siskiyou false hellebore (Veratrum insolitum) 10) Slender bunchflower (Veratrum latifolium) 11) Virginia bunchflower (Veratrum virginicum) 12) White false hellebore (Veratrum album) 13) Wood's bunchflower (Veratrum woodii)

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More species:
1) Veratrum caudatum A. Heller [175]
2) Veratrum eschscholtzii A. Gray var. incriminatum B. Boivin [131]
3) Veratrum luteum L. [275]
4) Veratrum oxysepalum Turcz. [153]
5) Veratrum tenuipetalum A. Heller [305]
6) Veratrum viride Aiton var. eschscholtzii (A. Gray) Breitung [204]
7) Verbascum lychnitis L. [2112]
8) Verbascum pulverulentum Vill. [664]
9) Verbena bipinnatifida Nutt. [290]
10) Verbena canadensis (L.) Britton var. atroviolacea Dermen [147]

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