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Taxon:
Veratrum album
L.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Veratrum
Section:
Veratrum
Family:
Melanthiaceae
Tribe:
Melanthieae
Nomen number:
41134
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:1044. 1753
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
02/14/2011
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Veratrum album
L. subsp.
album
(0 active accession[s])
Veratrum album
L. subsp.
lobelianum
(Bernh.) Schübl. & G. Martens
(0 active accession[s])
Veratrum album
L. subsp.
misae
(Širj.) Tzvelev
(0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images
Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Alm, T.
2002. Norwegian and Sámi ethnobotany of
Veratrum album
(Melanthiaceae). Sida 20:611-619.
URL:
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8113#/summary
CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland.
Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988)
Note:
four books on weeds worldwide in scope
Davis, P. H., ed.
1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Euro+Med Editorial Committee.
Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.emplantbase.org/home.html
Farnsworth, N. R. & D. D. Soejarto.
1988. Global importance of medicinal plants (unpublished draft manuscript rev. 23)
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
URL:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Veratrum+album&quantity=1
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
URL:
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
Hess, H. E. et al.
1976. Flora der Schweiz, ed. 2.
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Kingsbury, J. M.
1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
Krasnoborov, I. M., ed.
2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster.
1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Note:
mentions
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Mathew, B.
1989. A review of
Veratrum
. Plantsman 11:39-41.
Pignatti, S.
1982. Flora d'Italia.
Šourková, M.
1988.
Veratrum flavum
- a forgotten species. Novit. Bot. Univ. Carol. 4:59-66.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds.
1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Walters, S. M. et al., eds.
1986-2000. European garden flora.
Zomlefer, W. B.
1997. The genera of Melanthiaceae in the southeastern United States. Harvard Pap. Bot. 2:165.
Common names
English
European white-hellebore –
Reference(s)
white false hellebore –
Reference(s)
white veratrum –
Reference(s)
white-hellebore –
Reference(s)
Dutch
witte nieswortel –
Reference(s)
French
varaire blanc –
Reference(s)
vérâtre blanc –
Reference(s)
German
weißer Germer –
Reference(s)
Italian
elleboro bianco –
Reference(s)
veratro bianco –
Reference(s)
veratro comune –
Reference(s)
Portuguese
eléboro-branco –
Reference(s)
heléboro-branco –
Reference(s)
veratro-branco –
Reference(s)
Spanish
eléboro blanco –
Reference(s)
Swedish
vit nysrot –
Reference(s)
Transliterated Russian
čemerica belaja –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Armenia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Azerbaijan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Georgia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Russian Federation
Dagestan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia
Ciscaucasia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu
n.
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia
Kazakhstan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Mongolia
Mongolia
n.
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Russian Far East
Russian Federation
Amur
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Russian Far East
Russian Federation
Magadan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Siberia
Russian Federation
Altay
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Siberia
Russian Federation
Buryatia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Siberia
Russian Federation
Chita
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Siberia
Russian Federation
Gorno-Altay
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Siberia
Russian Federation
Irkutsk
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Siberia
Russian Federation
Kemerovo
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Siberia
Russian Federation
Krasnoyarsk
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Siberia
Russian Federation
Kurgan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Siberia
Russian Federation
Novosibirsk
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Siberia
Russian Federation
Omsk
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Siberia
Russian Federation
Tomsk
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Siberia
Russian Federation
Tuva
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Siberia
Russian Federation
Tyumen
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Siberia
Russian Federation
Yakutia-Sakha
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Turkey
1
Native
Europe
Eastern Europe
Belarus
1
Native
Europe
Eastern Europe
Lithuania
1
Native
Europe
Eastern Europe
Russian Federation-European part
European part
1
Native
Europe
Eastern Europe
Ukraine
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Austria
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Czech Republic
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Germany
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Hungary
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Poland
s.e.
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Slovakia
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Switzerland
1
Native
Europe
Northern Europe
Finland
n.e.
1
Native
Europe
Northern Europe
Norway
n.
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Albania
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Bulgaria
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Former Yugoslavia
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Greece
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Italy
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Romania
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Slovenia
1
Native
Europe
Southwestern Europe
France
1
Native
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Portugal
1
Native
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Spain
2
Cultivated
also cult.
Native
Asia-Temperate
WESTERN ASIA:
Turkey
CAUCASUS:
Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia
[Ciscaucasia],
Armenia
,
Azerbaijan
,
Georgia
,
Russian Federation
[Dagestan]
SIBERIA:
Russian Federation
[Buryatia, Gorno-Altay, Tuva, Yakutia-Sakha, Altay, Krasnoyarsk, Chita, Irkutsk, Kemerovo, Kurgan, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Tomsk, Tyumen]
MIDDLE ASIA:
Kazakhstan
MONGOLIA:
Mongolia
(n.)
RUSSIAN FAR EAST:
Russian Federation
[Amur, Magadan]
CHINA:
China
[Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (n.)]
Europe
NORTHERN EUROPE:
Finland
(n.e.),
Norway
(n.)
MIDDLE EUROPE:
Austria
,
Switzerland
,
Czech Republic
,
Germany
,
Hungary
,
Poland
(s.e.),
Slovakia
EASTERN EUROPE:
Russian Federation-European part
[European part],
Belarus
,
Lithuania
,
Ukraine
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Former Yugoslavia
,
Albania
,
Bulgaria
,
Greece
,
Italy
,
Romania
,
Slovenia
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain
,
France
,
Portugal
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmental
ornamental
Walters, S. M. et al., eds.
1986-2000. European garden flora.
Medicines
source of protoveratrines A & B
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicines
source of protoveratrines A & B
Farnsworth, N. R. & D. D. Soejarto.
1988. Global importance of medicinal plants (unpublished draft manuscript rev. 23)
Non-vertebrate poisons
plant pest control
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
URL:
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
Vertebrate poisons
mammals
Kingsbury, J. M.
1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
Weed
CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland.
Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988)
Note:
four books on weeds worldwide in scope
Name
References