False Hellebore
Genus Veratrum
Lily Family (Liliaceae)



Albion Basin Wildflowers

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False Hellebore or Skunk Cabbage
Veratrum californicum

These striking plants grow four or five feet tall. They have large leaves, with parallel veins which look like pleats or ridges. They grow in wet meadows, and stand above the surrounding vegetation. The plants (especially the roots and young shoots) contain alkaloids, which can be poisonous to livestock.





Albion Basin
Wasatch Mountains
Salt Lake County, Utah

Photographed
by Sandra Bray
August 1999
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