Veratrum nigrum
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Veratrum nigrum, the black false hellebore,[2][3] is a widespread Eurasian species of perennial flowering plant in the family Melanthiaceae.[1][4] Despite its common name, V. nigrum is not closely related to the true hellebores, nor does it resemble them.
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Black false hellebore | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Melanthiaceae |
Genus: | Veratrum |
Species: | V. nigrum |
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Veratrum nigrum | |
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The plant was widely known even in ancient times. For example, Lucretius (ca. 99 BCE – ca. 55 BCE) and Pliny the Elder (23 AD – August 25, 79) both knew of its medicinal emetic as well as deadly toxic properties.[5]