Connecticut Plants
Hybrid Bunchflower (Broadleaf Bunchflower)
Veratrum latifolium
Hybrid bunchflower is an impressive plant. It has a branched flowering stalk up to 5 feet tall, with dozens of flowers. This plant is believed to no longer grow in Connecticut. The plants shown were photographed in eastern West Virginia.
- Synonyms: Melanthium hybridum, Melanthium latifolium
- Family: bunchflower (Melanthiaceae)
- Habitat: open woods
- Height: 2-5 feet
- Flower size: 1/2 inch across
- Flower color: greenish-white
- Flowering time: July to August
- Origin: native
