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“The changes I experienced moving from the Historic South to a college in Northern New England were not the only changes I experienced in the first-year Pathway seminar.”
Xanthe Hilton,
History Society & Culture
Indian Poke Veratrum veride
Lily Liliaceae family
Leaves are large, oval, clasping with raised ridges where the veins are.
Flowers are star-shaped in large, tall clusters. They are yellowish-green when they first appear, then a dull green later.
Form/Habitat:Indian poke grows in wet woods. 2-4' high. Blooms in June. The roots of this plant are very poisonous.
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