Monkshood
Aconitum napellus
Poisonous plant: do not eat any part of it.
This is a game, not a field guide. Never eat a wild mushroom or plant because of it; if you are unsure, ask a mushroom advisor or a poison centre.
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Aconitum napellus
- Group
- Eudicots
- Order
- Ranunculales
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Continent
- Europe
- Habitat
- Meadow, Mountains
- Form
- Herb
- Leaves
- Shed in winter
- Flower colour
- Purple, Blue
- Blooms in
- Summer
- Use
- Ornamental
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- Its upper sepal is shaped like a hood, like a monk's cowl, which gave the plant its name.
- Bumblebees are its main pollinators and crawl into the hood to reach the nectar.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q159218 · All plants · All entries