Taxon: Veratrum album L. subsp. lobelianum (Bernh.) Schübl. & G. Martens

Summary

Genus:

Veratrum

Section:

Veratrum

Family:

Melanthiaceae

Tribe:

Melanthieae

Nomen number:

462682

Place of publication:

Fl. Würtemberg 237. 1834

Verified:

02/14/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Veratrum album L. (4 active accession[s])
Veratrum album L. subsp. album (0 active accession[s])
Veratrum album L. subsp. misae (Širj.) Tzvelev (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Veratrum lobelianum Bernh.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Veratrum lobelianum Bernh. var. lobelianum

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Veratrum album L. subsp. virescens (Gaudin) Jáv. & Soó
Veratrum album L. unranked virescens Gaudin

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Colasante, M. & P. Rudall. 2000. Veratrum album and V. nigrum ( Melanthiaceae ) in Italy: micromorphology and systematics. Pl. Biosyst. 134:233-240.
Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press. Note: = Veratrum lobelianum Bernh.
Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Veratrum album L.
Fedorov, A. A., ed. 1999-. Flora of Russia. The European part and bordering regions (Engl. transl.). Note: lists as Veratrum album subsp. lobelianum (Bernh.) Rchb. ex Rothm.; = V. album subsp. virescens (Gaudin) Jav. & Soó
Holub, J. 1983. Some neglected subspecies names from Schübler and Martens, Flora von Würtemberg (1834). Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 18:325-328.
Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia. Note: lists as Veratrum album subsp. lobelianum (Bernh.) Arcang.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
German	gewöhnlicher Germer			2	Hess, H. E. et al. 1976. Flora der Schweiz, ed. 2. Note: acepts

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Dagestan		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia	Ciscaucasia		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu	n.	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kazakhstan			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Mongolia	Mongolia		n.	Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Amur		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Altay		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Buryatia		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Chita		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Gorno-Altay		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Irkutsk		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Kemerovskaja oblast'		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Krasnoyarsk		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Kurganskaja oblast'		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Novosibirsk		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Omsk		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Tomsk		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Tyumen		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Tyva, Respublika		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Yakutia-Sakha		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Lithuania			Laasimer, L. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of the Baltic countries; compendium of vascular plants.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Saratov		Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:331.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Volgogradskaja oblast'		Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:331.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation-European part	European part		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Ukraine			Šourková, M. 1988. Veratrum flavum - a forgotten species. Novit. Bot. Univ. Carol. 4:59-66.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria			Šourková, M. 1988. Veratrum flavum - a forgotten species. Novit. Bot. Univ. Carol. 4:59-66.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Czech Republic			Šourková, M. 1988. Veratrum flavum - a forgotten species. Novit. Bot. Univ. Carol. 4:59-66.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany			Šourková, M. 1988. Veratrum flavum - a forgotten species. Novit. Bot. Univ. Carol. 4:59-66.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Poland			Šourková, M. 1988. Veratrum flavum - a forgotten species. Novit. Bot. Univ. Carol. 4:59-66.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Slovakia			Šourková, M. 1988. Veratrum flavum - a forgotten species. Novit. Bot. Univ. Carol. 4:59-66.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Switzerland			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: mentions under Veratrum album L.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Finland		n.e.	Alm, T. 2002. Norwegian and Sámi ethnobotany of Veratrum album (Melanthiaceae). Sida 20:611. Note: mentions; lists as Veratrum album var. virescens Gaudin
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Norway		n.	Alm, T. 2002. Norwegian and Sámi ethnobotany of Veratrum album (Melanthiaceae). Sida 20:611. Note: mentions; lists as Veratrum album var. virescens Gaudin
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Albania			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: mentions under Veratrum album L.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Former Yugoslavia			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: mentions under Veratrum album L.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy			Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia. Note: lists as Veratrum album subsp. lobelianum (Bernh.) Arcang.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Romania			Šourková, M. 1988. Veratrum flavum - a forgotten species. Novit. Bot. Univ. Carol. 4:59-66.
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France			Šourková, M. 1988. Veratrum flavum - a forgotten species. Novit. Bot. Univ. Carol. 4:59-66.
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Portugal			Šourková, M. 1988. Veratrum flavum - a forgotten species. Novit. Bot. Univ. Carol. 4:59-66.
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain			Šourková, M. 1988. Veratrum flavum - a forgotten species. Novit. Bot. Univ. Carol. 4:59-66.

Native
Asia-Temperate

CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Altay, Buryatia, Chita, Gorno-Altay, Irkutsk, Kemerovskaja oblast', Krasnoyarsk, Kurganskaja oblast', Novosibirsk, Omsk, Tomsk, Tyumen, Tyva, Respublika, Yakutia-Sakha]
MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan
MONGOLIA: Mongolia (n.)
RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Amur]
CHINA: China [Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (n.)]

Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: Finland (n.e.), Norway (n.)
MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Slovakia
EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Lithuania, Russian Federation [Saratov, Volgogradskaja oblast'], Ukraine
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Italy, Romania
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal

Reference(s)

Alm, T. 2002. Norwegian and Sámi ethnobotany of Veratrum album (Melanthiaceae). Sida 20:611. Note: mentions; lists as Veratrum album var. virescens Gaudin
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
Laasimer, L. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of the Baltic countries; compendium of vascular plants.
Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia. Note: lists as Veratrum album subsp. lobelianum (Bernh.) Arcang.
Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:331.
Šourková, M. 1988. Veratrum flavum - a forgotten species. Novit. Bot. Univ. Carol. 4:59-66.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: mentions under Veratrum album L.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Medicines	folklore	as Veratrum lobelianum	Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: as Veratrum lobelianum
Vertebrate poisons	mammals	as Veratrum lobelianum	Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: as Veratrum lobelianum
Weed		as Veratrum lobelianum	Busch, E. A. 1940. On the extermination of Veratrum lobelianum Bernh. Sovetsk. Bot. 8:81-83. Note: as Veratrum lobelianum

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=462682. Accessed 15 April 2026.