Clay Club: One Spectacular Plant

Friday, April 23, 2010

Saw this spectacular plant up on Roan the other day. Anyone know the name of it>

John Britt
www.johnbrittpottery.com

Dan Finnegan said...: I believe it's name is Larry...; April 23, 2010 at 8:23 PM
Courtney Martin said...: hasta?; April 23, 2010 at 9:50 PM
Emily Reason said...: Deer Tongue?; April 24, 2010 at 9:54 PM
Joy Tanner said...: it's false hellebore

my book says 'also is highly poisonous. Each year people mistake it for an edible plant and either die or must undergo a liver transplant!

blooms may-july; April 24, 2010 at 10:08 PM
Joy Tanner said...: http://www.ars.usda.gov/Services/docs.htm?docid=9992; April 24, 2010 at 10:10 PM
John Britt said...: Joy,

Nice! Just canned a bunch of that for the next clay club.

Thanks Joy,

I know someone would know. Our resident biologist!; April 25, 2010 at 9:38 AM
John Britt said...: Joy,

This is a perfect description:

False hellebore grows on moist, open meadows and hillsides at elevations of 1500 to 4000 meters. It emerges as soon as snow melts in the spring. Flowers appear in July and August, and the plant produces seeds in September.; April 25, 2010 at 9:42 AM