Veratrum viride
Melanthiaceae
Green Corn Lily
Large erect plant with drooping flower stems. Leaves 4–10 in. long, widely egg-shaped, short hairs along upper side of veins. Inflorescence 12–35 in. tall, main stem erect, woolly, lower side branches drooping. Flowers well spaced, green to yellowish green, with 6 widely spread, oblong, hairy lobes that are irregularly toothed; stamens about 1/2 the length of lobes. Grows in bogs and wet meadows, most abundant in high-elevation subalpine as snow melts.
- Rarity: Locally Common
- Flowering Time: Late Summer
- Flower Form: 6 Petals, Lily family
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: to 80 inches
- Habitat: Meadow, Subalpine
- Found In: Crater Lake NP, Mt. Rainier NP, N Cascades NP, Olympic NP, Siskiyous, West Gorge
- Native: Yes
- Also Known As: Green False Hellebore
