Question: I'm trying to id this plant. I used the simple plant identifier and found that it looks similar to Veratrum …
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I'm trying to id this plant. I used the simple plant identifier and found that it looks similar to Veratrum Viride, but not quite like the pictures. It seems to grow alone, not in bunches, and seems to grow best in sandy, rocky soil. I've also seen it by the road at my camp growing in the gravel at the side of the road. Flowers appear only at the top of the single, main stem and form little seed pods. The plant produces only this one stem with alternating leaves.
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Dear deborahp4, the plant you have photographed is Epipactis helleborine (helleborine orchid), a non-native orchid that grows here and there in New England. While frequent in some places, it is not invasive. Best wishes.
