This section is from the book "Who's Who Among The Wild Flowers", by W. I. Beecroft. Also available from Amazon: A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants.
Itch-weed. Veratrum viride.
Lily Family. Apr. - June.
A plant 2 - 7 feet high, poisonous throughout; found in low, wet places. Canada to British Columbia, south to Georgia, Tennessee, Minnesota.
Very small, forming a large, terminal, yellow-green cluster.
Large, broad, with an uneven surface, soon turning brown and unsightly.
 
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