genus
Monkshood
Aconitum
Field notes
Aconitum (), also known as aconite, monkshood, wolfsbane (named for its use for poisoning wolves) , devil's helmet, or blue rocket, is a genus of over 250 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae. These herbaceous, frequently toxic perennial plants are chiefly native to the mountainous parts of the Northern Hemisphere in North America, Europe, and Asia, growing in the moisture-retentive but well-draining soils of mountain meadows.
Most Aconitum species are extremely poisonous and must be handled very carefully. Several Aconitum hybrids, such as the Arendsii form of Aconitum carmichaelii, have won gardening awards—such as the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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- Columbian Monkshood native
- Monk's-hood introduced
- Larkspurleaf Monkshood present
- Manchurian Monkshood
- Yellow Monkshood
- Aconitum tauricum
- Twining Monkshood
- Southern Blue Monkshood native
- Baikal Monkshood
- Garden Monkshood
- Fischer Monkshood
- Purple Wolfsbane
- Trailing White Monkshood native
- Azure Monkshood
- Northern Blue Monkshood native
- Kamchatka Monkshood present
- Tall Monkshood
- Aconitum hemsleyanum
- Aconitum infectum
- Aconitum lycoctonum
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native monkshood All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
