Aconitum delphiniifolium

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Monkshood (Aconitum delphiniifolium): Uncommon perennial herb most often found in subalpine meadows, but also along creeksides, and rarely forest openings. Deeply lobed palmate leaves and showy helmet-shaped blue to purple flowers make this poisonous plant quite distinctive.

Collections from cross the region in ARCTOS, though records appear to be lacking from the central mainland and inner islands (it's possible there are addition non-georeferenced records fromm those areas).

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• FNA page for Aconitum delphiniifolium
• PFAF page for Aconitum delphiniifolium
• e-FloraBC page for Aconitum delphiniifolium
• USDAPLANTS page for Aconitum delphiniifolium

• PacNW Herbaria Records for Aconitum delphiniifolium
• Search Arctos Database for Aconitum delphiniifolium (Southeast only)
• Search Arctos Database for Aconitum delphiniifolium (entire database)
• Encyclopedia of Life search for Aconitum delphiniifolium
• iNaturalist Observations for Aconitum delphiniifolium in Southeast Alaska

Other References

• Hall 2010: "Meadows and along streams to alpine. Common."
• Muller: gen; meadows, mountain meadows

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|HumanUseNotes=Seeds may be used as parasiticide, reports of native use as poison for arrows and unspecified medicinal purposes |HumanUses=Poison, Medicine |Edible=Poisonous