Common name
English: Black False-helleborine, Black Hellebore
German: Schwarzer Germer
Mandarin: 藜芦 (li lu)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Liliopsida (389)
Order: Liliales (108)
Family: Melanthiaceae (4)(family description)
Genus: Veratrum (2)
Epithet: nigrum L. (4)
Synonyms: Helonias nigra (L.) Ker Gawl., Melanthium nigrum (L.) Thunb., Veratrum bracteatum Batalin, Veratrum purpureum Salisb., Veratrum ussuriense (O.Loes.) Nakai
bracteatum => having prominent bracts
nigra => black, blackness
nigrum => black, blackness
purpureum => purple
ussuriense => from the Ussuri River (Russia, China)
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: purple
External links
Check for Veratrum nigrum at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1532] Veratrum nigrum - Flora of China @ efloras.org
