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Taxonomy
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TAXON
Aconitum ferox Wall. ex Ser.
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae Juss.
ALTERNATE FAMILY
nom. cons.
TRIBE
Ranunculoideae
SUBTRIBE
Delphinieae
GENUS
Aconitum L.
SPECIES
ferox Wall. ex Ser. Mus. Naturgesch. Helv. 1:160, t. 15, fig. 43, 44. 1823
Plant Description
A deciduous perennial that grows to 1.0 meter high by 0.5 meters wide and prefers many types of soil. These are handsome plants, the tall, erect stem being crowned by racemes of large and eye-catching blue, purple, white, yellow or pink zygomorphic flowers with numerous stamens. hey are distinguished by having one of the five petaloid sepals (the posterior one), called the galea, in the form of a cylindrical helmet; hence the English name monkshood. There are 2 - 10 petals, in the form of nectaries. The two upper petals are large. They are placed under the hood of the calyx and are supported on long stalks.
*Description source: Not verified.