black veratrum vs white veratrum

Veratrum nigrum compared with Veratrum album

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black veratrum	white veratrum
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Liliales (Liliales)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family same	Melanthiaceae	Melanthiaceae
Genus same	Veratrum	Veratrum
Species	Veratrum nigrum	Veratrum album

Evolutionary Relationship

black veratrum and white veratrum share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Veratrum.

Conservation Status

black veratrum

NE — Not Evaluated

white veratrum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black veratrum	white veratrum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black veratrum

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

white veratrum

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

black veratrum

The black veratrum (Veratrum nigrum) is a species in the genus Veratrum. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden