Liliaceae Veratrum californicum var. californicum

California False Hellebore

Blackfoot - Drug, Poison

Use documented by:
McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 275

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Scientific name: Veratrum californicum var. californicum
USDA symbol: VECAC2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: California False Hellebore
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Poison
Notes: Root poisonous to eat.

RECRD: 96835 id: 42627

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