European white-hellebore

Veratrum album L. is a member of the Melanthiaceae family and is commonly referred to as European white-hellebore. It is found in regions including Portugal Continental, Finland, Norway, Belgium, the Walloon Region, France, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Sweden, Denmark, Albania, Austria, the Baltic States, Belarus, Central European Russia, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Finland, Germany, and Hungary. The plant was first published in 1753. It is a toxic species native to Europe and parts of western Asia.