Liliaceae Veratrum viride Ait.
American False Hellebore
Bella Coola - Drug, Poison
Use documented by:
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 53
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Veratrum viride Ait.
Scientific name: Veratrum viride Ait.
USDA symbol: VEVI (
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Common names: American False Hellebore
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Bella Coola
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Poison
Notes: Overdose of raw root considered fatal.
RECRD: 96881 id: 42642