Veratrum
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 Veratrum album
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Veratrum is a genus of coarse poisonous perennial herbs of the Melanthiaceae family. In English they are usually known as false hellebore.
Veratrum species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Setaceous Hebrew Character.
Birth defects in livestock grazing on Veratrum californicum (native to the western United States) led to the study of cyclopamine and jervine which are important in animal developmental biology including cancer treatment.
See also
 Leaves of Veratrum lobelianum |
 Leaves of Veratrum lobelianum |
 Leaves of Veratrum lobelianum |
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