Veratrum californicum var. caudatum
in C. L. Hitchcock et al., Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. 1: 809. 1969.
Endemic
Basionym: Veratrum caudatum A. Heller Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 26: 588. 1899
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Mentioned on page 76.
Panicle unbranched in distal 1/3–1/2, densely flowered; bracts in proximal unbranched portion lanceolate, 2–3 times longer than flowers, 2–3 cm. Tepals lanceolate, 12–17 mm.
Phenology: Flowering summer–early fall.
Habitat: Moist to wet marshy meadows and coniferous forest openings
Elevation: 0–1000 m
Distribution
Calif., Idaho, Oreg., Wash.
Discussion
Veratrum californicum var. caudatum occurs mostly west of the Cascade Mountains in the Pacific Northwest.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.