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| name = ''Aconitum anthora''
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| common_names = Yellow Monkshood, Healing Wolfsbane
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| color = IndianRed
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| regnum = Plantae
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
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| ordo = Ranunculales
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| familia = Ranunculaceae
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| genus = Aconitum
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| species = anthora
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Aconitum anthora, Linn. (A. pyrenaicum, Pall.). St. 1-2 ft.: lvs. parted almost to the base, parts deeply cut and lobed, more or less hispid beneath, smoothish above; petioles long: fls. in lateral and terminal racemes, pale yellow, often large; racemes or panicles generally pubescent; spur bent back or hooked; helmet arched, but cylindrical at base: follicles 5. June, July. S. Eu. B.M. 2654. Var. aureum, Hort., and several other varieties.
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Aconitum anthora, Linn. (A. pyrenaicum, Pall.). St. 1-2 ft.: lvs. parted almost to the base, parts deeply cut and lobed, more or less hispid beneath, smoothish above; petioles long: fls. in lateral and terminal racemes, pale yellow, often large; racemes or panicles generally pubescent; spur bent back or hooked; helmet arched, but cylindrical at base: follicles 5. June, July. S. Eu. B.M. 2654. Var. aureum, Hort., and several other varieties.{{SCH}}
 
 
A. chinense, Sieb. Deep blue spike of fls. from the axil of every lf.: foliage bold and handf-ome. B.M. 3852. P.M. 5:3.—A. delphini-folium, DC. Allied to A. Napellus.—A. gymnandrum, Maxim., is a good species. B.M. 8113.—A. Hemaleyanum, E. Pritz. Sts. twining and rambling. China. R.B. 33, p. 328. G. 32:39.—A. heterophyllum, Wall. Fls. yellow and violet. Used as a tonic medicine in India. B.M. 6092.—A. noveborarense, Gray. Probably:A. paniculatum. —A. paniculatum, Lam. (A. toxicum, Reichb.). Has blue fls. L.B.C. 9:810.—A. pyramidale, Mill. Form of A. Napellus.—A. reclinatum, Gray, of the Alleghanies, with white fls. and large lvs., is worth cult.—A. scaposum var. pyramidale. Franch. Lvs. broadly 5-lobed: fls. very numerous, 3/4-1 in. long, heliotrope, greenish yellow at the throat. Cent. China. —A. septentrionale var. carpaticum, Sims, is a beautiful purple kind closely related to A. Lycoctonum. B.M. 2196.—A. Storkianum, Hort., may be a form of A. variegatum, with the lvs. so much cut up as to give a pinnate form.—A. tortuosum, Willd. Once listed in the trade; not now found. K. C. Davis
 
 
 
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{{Taxobox
 
| color = lightgreen
 
| name = Yellow Monkshood
 
| image = Aconitum anthora.jpg
 
| image_width = 240px
 
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
 
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
 
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
 
| ordo = [[Ranunculales]]
 
| familia = [[Ranunculaceae]]
 
| genus = [[Aconitum]]
 
| species = '''''A. anthora'''''
 
| binomial = ''Aconitum anthora''
 
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
 
 
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'''''Aconitum anthora''''', variously known as '''Anthora''', '''Yellow Monkshood''', or '''Healing Wolfsbane''', is a yellow flowering plant species of the genus ''[[Aconitum]]'' in the family [[Ranunculaceae]].
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==Cultivation==
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It's native range is widespread, but mainly in European mountains, such as  the [[Alps]] and the [[Carpathian Mountains|Carpathians]], and the northern parts of Asia. Like all Aconitum species, it has great variability, due to isolation and [[hybrid]]isation. Because of this polymorphism, ''Aconitum anthora'' is included in the ''Aconitum vulparia''-group. It flowers from July to September.
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===Propagation===
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Historically, its [[root]], which is [[tuber]]ous, was reputed to be a good [[antidote]], and counter-poision to poisons from 'thora'<ref>http://www.bookofherbs.com/g/Greater_Thora_ruggs.htm</ref> or ''[[Aconitum pardalianches]]'', whence its naming ''anthora'' or "against thora". This plant is extremely toxic to livestock and humans. Even small doses can be deadly.
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===Pests and diseases===
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The root contains a large amount of [[volatile salt]] and [[essential oil]], while the foliage and stems contain diterpenoid alkaloids. It has been used externally against [[rheumatism]] and deep pain, but it can irritate the skin. Internally, it has been used for weak [[pulse]], vegetable poisons (shoot), [[fever]]ish [[common cold|colds]], [[pneumonia]], [[croup]], heart conditions, and [[cardiac arrest]].
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==Varieties==
  
It is considered {{Fact|date=February 2007}} a threatened plant in the Czech Republic.
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== Synonyms ==
 
 
* ''Aconitum pseudanthora''  Blocki ex Pacz.
 
* ''Aconitum pseudanthora''  Blocki ex Pacz.
 
* ''Aconitum eulophum'' Rchb.
 
* ''Aconitum eulophum'' Rchb.
 
* ''Aconitum jacquinii'' Rchb.
 
* ''Aconitum jacquinii'' Rchb.
 
* ''Aconitum nemorosum'' M.Bieb.
 
* ''Aconitum nemorosum'' M.Bieb.
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==References==
 
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
*{{cite web|url=http://greenfield.fortunecity.com/mother/100/herbs/herbs/a/aconiteaanthora.htm|title=Aconitum anthora|work=Herbal Harmony's Directory|accessdate=2006-01-16}}
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation
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Scientific Names

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Read about Aconitum anthora in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Aconitum anthora, Linn. (A. pyrenaicum, Pall.). St. 1-2 ft.: lvs. parted almost to the base, parts deeply cut and lobed, more or less hispid beneath, smoothish above; petioles long: fls. in lateral and terminal racemes, pale yellow, often large; racemes or panicles generally pubescent; spur bent back or hooked; helmet arched, but cylindrical at base: follicles 5. June, July. S. Eu. B.M. 2654. Var. aureum, Hort., and several other varieties.CH


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Varieties

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  • Aconitum pseudanthora Blocki ex Pacz.
  • Aconitum eulophum Rchb.
  • Aconitum jacquinii Rchb.
  • Aconitum nemorosum M.Bieb.

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