Veratrum tenuipetalum aka Colorado False Hellebore. Extremely poisonous to humans, livestock and even insects.


Veratrum tenuipetalum aka Colorado False Hellebore, on the shore of Mosquito Lake near Bonanza, Colorado. Extremely poisonous to humans, livestock and even insects, the native peoples of this area used an extract of this plant's root to poison their arrows, and to kill bugs.


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Location: County Rd. LI56, Bonanza, Colorado, USA
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