Veratrum californicum is a tall, rhizomatous perennial that reaches heights of up to 2.5 meters. It features wide, pleated leaves that are bright green on the surface and have a hairy texture on the underside. During the summer months, it bears branching flower stems adorned with small, star-like flowers that are green and creamy white in color.

Veratrum consists of herbaceous perennials that develop rhizomes and feature upright stems. The leaves are arranged alternately, with a pleated texture and an ovate to elliptic shape. In summer, these plants produce dense, branching clusters of small, star-like flowers.

Veratrum californicum

Veratrum californicum compact

Veratrum californicum var. caudatum is a herbaceous perennial that develops at a slow pace, characterized by its wide, pleated foliage. The flowering stalk can attain a height of 2 meters, featuring short branches on its lower section. In mid to late summer, it produces clusters of greenish-white, star-like blooms.

Veratrum californicum var. caudatum

Veratrum caudatum

Veratrum dolichopetalum

Veratrum formosanum

Veratrum grandiflorum

Veratrum insolitum

Veratrum japonicum

Veratrum longebracteata

Veratrum longebracteatum

Veratrum maackii

Veratrum maackii green-flowered

Veratrum maackii var. japonicum

Veratrum maackii var. maackii

Veratrum maackii var. parviflorum

Veratrum mengtzeanum

This perennial plant forms dense clumps and is deciduous. Its pleated, elliptical leaves can grow up to 30 cm long. The erect stems reach heights of approximately 1.2 m and are adorned with large clusters of small, star-shaped flowers that are deep reddish-brown in color, blooming in July and August.

Veratrum nigrum

Veratrum nigrum from South Korea

Veratrum nigrum var. ussuriense

Veratrum patulum

Veratrum schindleri

Veratrum shanense

Veratrum stamineum

Veratrum stenophyllum

Veratrum stenophyllum var. taronense

Veratrum taliense

Veratrum virginicum

Veratrum viride is a deciduous perennial that forms clumps and features oval to elliptic leaves, which can reach lengths of up to 30 cm. The leaves exhibit a pleated texture and have hairy undersides, growing in a spiral formation around robust stems. In summer, the plant produces small flowers that range in color from green to yellowish-green, measuring up to 2 cm in diameter, and are borne on branching clusters.

Veratrum viride

Veratrum wilsonii

Veratrum woodii

Veratrum yunnanense

Xerophyllum

Xerophyllum asphodeloides

Xerophyllum tenax is a perennial plant that grows upright, reaching heights of up to 75 cm. It develops a dense clump of rigid, grass-like foliage, which displays a mid-green color on the upper surface and a glaucous blue-green hue underneath, featuring rough edges. During the summer months, this species produces dense clusters of small, funnel-shaped flowers that range in color from white to cream. These blooms are suitable for use in floral arrangements.

Xerophyllum tenax

Ypsilandra is a genus of perennial plants that develop from robust rhizomes. The leaves are evergreen, elongated, and narrow, arranged in a rosette formation at the plant's base. The flowers, which are tube-shaped and droop slightly, emerge on an elongated stem and may be found in shades of pink, purple, white, or yellow.

Ypsilandra

Ypsilandra cavaleriei

Ypsilandra thibetica is an evergreen perennial that grows to approximately 30 cm in height. Its strap-like leaves take on a bronzed hue during the winter months. From late winter to late spring, it produces fragrant flowers arranged in short spikes. These tubular blooms start off white and transition to pink as they mature, featuring elongated petal lobes and even longer stamens adorned with blue anthers.

Ypsilandra thibetica

Ypsilandra thibetica narrow-leaved

Ypsilandra yunnanensis

Ypsilandra yunnanensis var. fansipanensis

Ypsilandra yunnanensis var. himalaica

Zigadenus comprises perennial plants that grow from bulbs or rhizomes. They feature erect clusters of small, star-like flowers that are typically off-white, along with mostly basal leaves that may be folded or have a keel shape.

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