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Veratrum latifolium

Narrow Leafed Bunchflower

Native/Alien:

Native

Type:

Perennial

Size:

3 ft

Light:

Shade

Soil Moisture:

Sub-mesic(*)

Bloom Time:

July - August (may not bloom for years)

Bloom Area:

M, P

Notes:

Also called Melanthiun hybridum or M. latifolium

Plant

(...the one with the long strappy leaves...)

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© Tom Harville, 2005

"I thought I was digging Fly Poison about 5 years ago. Each year this plant would get a little bigger and finally it bloomed, surprise!" -- Tom Harville

Closeup of Bloomstalk

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© Tom Harville, 17 July 2005

Blooms

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Leaves in April

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Marta Baskin
Topton, NC

Seed Pods

Marta Baskin

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Links:

 USDA PLANTS Database Record

eFloras plants
US Forest Service
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