False hellebore
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False hellebore is used as the common name of plants in two different families:
- Adonis vernalisAdonis vernalisAdonis vernalis, known variously as pheasant's eye, spring pheasant's eye, yellow pheasant's eye and false hellebore, is a perennial flowering plant found in dry meadows and steppes in Eurasia...
(Ranunculaceae) - VeratrumVeratrumVeratrum is a genus of coarse, highly poisonous perennial herbs of the Melanthiaceae family. In English they are known as the False hellebores or corn lilies. Members of Veratrum are known both in western herbalism and traditional Chinese medicine as toxic herbs to be used with great caution...
species (Melanthiaceae)