Nature and Wildlife

A meadow of Corn Lilies, also known as California False Hellebore, Veratrum californicum, at Crescent Meadow in Sequoia National Park. The Corn Lily is poisonous, and has caused birth defects in pregnant deer. It is being studied as a growth inhibiter for certain cancers. Its habitat ranges from New Mexico to Baja California northward to Washington state primarily in wetlands.