Liliaceae Veratrum californicum Dur.
California False Hellebore
Paiute, Northern - Other, Protection
Use documented by:
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 127
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Veratrum californicum Dur.
Scientific name: Veratrum californicum Dur.
USDA symbol: VECAC2 (
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Common names: California False Hellebore
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute, Northern
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Protection
Notes: Roots tied on the ankle or calf to drive away rattlesnakes.
RECRD: 9016 id: 42604