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Veratrum nigrum L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 2: 1044. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Veratrum nigrum--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 4 Sep 07. 302.jpg

Veratrum nigrum--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 4 Sep 07. 302.jpg

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Veratrum nigrum--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 4 Sep 07. 309.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Veratrum nigrum--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 4 Sep 07. 310.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Veratrum nigrum--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 4 Sep 07. 303.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Veratrum nigrum--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 4 Sep 07. 307.jpg

Veratrum nigrum--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 4 Sep 07. 307.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Veratrum nigrum--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 4 Sep 07. 305.jpg

Veratrum nigrum--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 4 Sep 07. 305.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to 32 botanical countries across Europe and Temperate Asia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

September 4, 2007

Location

Peru, Cusco, Calca (Lares District, Jardin des Plantes)

-12.983889, -72.063333

Location Remarks

Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

September 4, 2007

Location

France, Paris (5th arrondissement. Jardin des Plantes)

Location Remarks

Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Liliales

Family

Melanthiaceae

Genus

Veratrum

Specific Epithet

nigrum

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.8

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#198,323 of 335,497

Top 60%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →