Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Veratrum L. [857]

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Melanthiaceae

family_ja: シュロソウ

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description_en: Genus of about 45 species of imposing, vigorous perennials, with poisonous black rhizomes, from damp meadows and open woodland throughout the N. hemisphere. The alternate, pleated, prominently veined, mid- to dark green leaves are broadly elliptic to ovate at the bases of the stout, erect stems, usually becoming smaller and more lance-shaped further up the stems. Numerous small, star-shaped, white, green, reddish brown, or almost black flowers are borne in summer, followed by spherical seed heads. The flowers are borne in large, terminal panicles, with unisexual (male) and bisexual flowers in the same inflorescence. Grow in a moist, shady site in a mixed or herbaceous border, a peat bed, or in a woodland or wild garden. All parts are highly toxic if ingested. Contact with the foliage may irritate the skin.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy.

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propagation_en: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame as soon as ripe. Divide in autumn or early spring.

pests_en: Susceptible to slug and snail damage.

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comment: N. temperate

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-07-05 11:41

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