WESTERN FALSE HELLABORE - Veratrum californicum or viride
ANIMALS WITH LESIONS

ANIMAL WITH WESTERN FALSE HELLABORE PLANT LESION
(53K)

Lamb fetus.  Cyclops or "monkey- faced" lamb (Veratrum sp. ingested by ewe on day 14 of gestation).
ANIMAL WITH WESTERN FALSE HELLABORE PLANT LESION
(79k)

Newly born cyclops lamb (plant ingested by ewe on day 14 of gestation).
ANIMAL WITH WESTERN FALSE HELLABORE PLANT LESION
(106K)

Lamb with shortened metacarpals and metatarsals (ingested by ewe near day 30 of gestation).
ANIMAL WITH WESTERN FALSE HELLABORE PLANT LESION
(41K)

Lamb with tracheal stenosis.
ANIMAL WITH WESTERN FALSE HELLABORE PLANT LESION
(69K)

Lamb with craniofacial abnormalities.

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Copyright © 2002
University of Pennsylvania
Created by:   Alexander Chan (2003), Daphne Downs (2002), Chris Tsai (2001), Brett Begley (2000), Janet Triplett (1997)
Faculty Advisor:  Dr. Robert Poppenga