Veratrum californicum var. californicum   California false hellebore or corn-lily
           
Melanthiaceae (Alt: Liliaceae )
native                      herbaceous           
Distribution: Conifer Zone

UW Burke Herbarium Link: Veratrum californicum var. californicum
USDA Plants Link: Veratrum californicum var. californicum   (VECAC2)


Bernice Bjornson had this this to say about Veratrum in 1946:   “The species of Veratrum are often mis-called skunk cabbage [which is an unrelated plant]. . .  Veratrum is from the Latin and means “truly black”, referring to the color of its root.”