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|familia=Ranunculaceae
|familia=Ranunculaceae
|genus=Aconitum
|genus=Aconitum
|common_name=Badger's bane, Monkshood, Wolfsbane
|common_name=Badger's bane, Monkshood, Wolfsbane, Aconite
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|habit=herbaceous
|poisonous=all parts
|poison_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
|lifespan=perennial, biennial
|lifespan=perennial, biennial
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|exposure=sun, part-sun
|sun_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
|water=moderate
|water_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=10
|sunset_zones=1-9, 14-21, 34-45
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|image_caption=Aconitum variegatum
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'''''Aconitum''''' ({{pron-en|ˌækəˈnaɪtəm}} ''[[Syllable stress of Botanical Latin|A-co-ní-tum]]''<ref>''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607</ref>), known as '''aconite''', '''monkshood''', '''wolfsbane''', '''leopard's bane''', '''women's bane''', '''Devil's helmet''' or '''blue rocket''',<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A4113983 BBC - h2g2 - Classic Poisons]</ref> is a [[genus]] of flowering [[plant]] belonging to the buttercup family ([[Ranunculaceae]]). There are over 250 [[species]] of ''Aconitum''.
| common_names = Aconite, Monkshood
These herbaceous [[perennial plant]]s are chiefly natives of the mountainous parts of the northern hemisphere, growing in moisture retentive but well draining [[soil]]s on mountain meadows. Their [[green|dark green]] [[Leaf|leaves]] lack stipules. They are palmate or deeply palmately lobed with 5–7 segments. Each segment again is 3-lobed with coarse sharp teeth. The leaves have a spiral or alternate arrangement. The lower leaves have long petioles.
| growth_habit = herbaceous
These are handsome plants, the tall, erect [[Plant stem|stem]] being crowned by [[raceme]]s of large and eye-catching [[blue]], [[purple]], [[white]], [[yellow]] or [[pink]] zygomorphic [[flower]]s with numerous [[stamen]]s. They are distinguishable by having one of the five petaloid [[sepal]]s (the posterior one), called the galea, in the form of a cylindrical helmet; hence the English name monkshood. There are 2–10 [[petal]]s, 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. They have a hollow spur at their apex, containing the [[nectar (plant)|nectar]]. The other petals are small and scale like or non forming. The 3–5 [[carpel]]s are partially fused at the base.
The [[fruit]] is a [[Follicle (fruit)|follicle]], a follicle being a dry, unilocular, many-seeded fruit formed from one carpel, and dehiscing by the ventral suture in order to release seeds.
| lifespan = perennial{{SSN}}
| exposure = full sun, part-shade{{SSN}}
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
| sunset_zones = 1-9, 14-21, 34-45{{SSN}}
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[[Image:Aconitum-noveboracense01.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Northern Blue Monkshood (''Aconitum noveboracense'')]]
[[Image:Aconitum-noveboracense01.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Northern Blue Monkshood (''Aconitum noveboracense'')]]
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* ''[[Aconitum ajanense]]''
* ''Aconitum ajanense''
* ''[[Aconitum albo-violaceum]]''
* ''Aconitum albo-violaceum''
* ''[[Aconitum altaicum]]''
* ''Aconitum altaicum''
* ''[[Aconitum ambiguum]]''
* ''Aconitum ambiguum''
* ''[[Aconitum angusticassidatum]]''
* ''Aconitum angusticassidatum''
* ''[[Aconitum anthora]]'' (Yellow Monkshood)
* ''[[Aconitum anthora]]'' (Yellow Monkshood)
* ''[[Aconitum anthoroideum]]''
* ''Aconitum anthoroideum''
* ''[[Aconitum apetalum]]''
* ''Aconitum apetalum''
* ''[[Aconitum axilliflorum]]''
* ''Aconitum axilliflorum''
* ''[[Aconitum baburinii]]''
* ''Aconitum baburinii''
* ''[[Aconitum baicalense]]''
* ''Aconitum baicalense''
* ''[[Aconitum barbatum]]''
* ''Aconitum barbatum''
* ''[[Aconitum besserianum]]''
* ''Aconitum besserianum''
* ''[[Aconitum biflorum]]''
* ''Aconitum biflorum''
* ''[[Aconitum bucovinense]]''
* ''Aconitum bucovinense''
* ''[[Aconitum burnatii]]''
* ''Aconitum burnatii''
* ''[[Aconitum carmichaelii]]'' (Carmichael's Monkshood)
* ''[[Aconitum carmichaelii]]' (Carmichael's Monkshood)
* ''[[Aconitum charkeviczii]]''
* ''Aconitum charkeviczii''
* ''[[Aconitum chasmanthum]]''
* ''Aconitum chasmanthum''
* ''[[Aconitum cochleare]]''
* ''[[Aconitum chinense]]'' - Siebold.&Zucc.<ref>[http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Aconitum+chinense Aconitum chinense on pfaf.org]</ref> aka ''Aconitum carmichaelii var. truppelianum''
* ''Aconitum cochleare''
* ''[[Aconitum columbianum]]'' (Western Monkshood)
* ''[[Aconitum columbianum]]'' (Western Monkshood)
* ''[[Aconitum confertiflorum]]''
* ''Aconitum confertiflorum''
* ''[[Aconitum consanguineum]]''
* ''Aconitum consanguineum''
* ''[[Aconitum coreanum]]''
* ''Aconitum coreanum''
* ''[[Aconitum crassifolium]]''
* ''Aconitum crassifolium''
* ''[[Aconitum cymbulatum]]''
* ''Aconitum cymbulatum''
* ''[[Aconitum decipiens]]''
* ''Aconitum decipiens''
* ''[[Aconitum degenii]]'' (syn. ''A. variegatum'' ssp. ''paniculatum'')
* ''Aconitum degenii'' (syn. ''A. variegatum'' ssp. ''paniculatum'')
* ''[[Aconitum delphinifolium]]'' (Larkspurleaf Monkshood)
* ''Aconitum delphinifolium'' (Larkspurleaf Monkshood)
* ''[[Aconitum desoulavyi]]''
* ''Aconitum desoulavyi''
* ''[[Aconitum ferox]]'' (Indian Aconite)
* ''[[Aconitum ferox]]'' (Indian Aconite)
* ''[[Aconitum firmum]]''
* ''Aconitum firmum''
* ''[[Aconitum fischeri]]'' (Fischer Monkshood)
* ''[[Aconitum fischeri]]'' (Fischer Monkshood)
* ''[[Aconitum flerovii]]''
* ''Aconitum flerovii''
* ''[[Aconitum gigas]]''
* ''Aconitum gigas''
* ''[[Aconitum gracile]]'' (synonym of ''A. variegatum'' ssp. ''variegatum'')
* ''Aconitum gracile'' (synonym of ''A. variegatum'' ssp. ''variegatum'')
* ''[[Aconitum helenae]]''
* ''Aconitum helenae''
* ''[[Aconitum hosteanum]]''
* ''Aconitum hemsleyanum'' (Climbing Monkshood)
* ''[[Aconitum infectum]]'' : Arizona Monkshood
* ''Aconitum hosteanum''
* ''[[Aconitum jacquinii]]'' (synonym of ''A. anthora'')
* ''Aconitum infectum'' : Arizona Monkshood
* ''[[Aconitum jaluense]]''
* ''Aconitum jacquinii'' (synonym of ''A. anthora'')
* ''[[Aconitum jenisseense]]''
* ''Aconitum jaluense''
* ''[[Aconitum karafutense]]''
* ''Aconitum jenisseense''
* ''[[Aconitum karakolicum]]''
* ''Aconitum karafutense''
* ''[[Aconitum kirinense]]''
* ''Aconitum karakolicum''
* ''[[Aconitum krylovii]]''
* ''Aconitum kirinense''
* ''[[Aconitum kunasilense]]''
* ''Aconitum krylovii''
* ''[[Aconitum kurilense]]''
* ''Aconitum kunasilense''
* ''[[Aconitum kusnezoffii]]'' : Kusnezoff Monkshood
* ''Aconitum kurilense''
* ''[[Aconitum kuzenevae]]''
* ''Aconitum kusnezoffii'' : Kusnezoff Monkshood
* ''[[Aconitum lasiostomum]]''
* ''Aconitum kuzenevae''
* ''[[Aconitum leucostomum]]''
*''[[Aconitum lamarckii]]''
* ''[[Aconitum longiracemosum]]''
* ''Aconitum lasiostomum''
* ''Aconitum leucostomum''
* ''Aconitum longiracemosum''
* ''[[Aconitum lycoctonum]]''
* ''[[Aconitum lycoctonum]]''
* ''[[Aconitum macrorhynchum]]''
* ''Aconitum macrorhynchum''
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* ''[[Aconitum maximum]]'' (Kamchatka Aconite)
* ''Aconitum maximum'' (Kamchatka Aconite)
* ''[[Aconitum miyabei]]''
* ''Aconitum miyabei''
* ''[[Aconitum moldavicum]]''
* ''Aconitum moldavicum''
* ''[[Aconitum montibaicalense]]''
* ''Aconitum montibaicalense''
* ''[[Aconitum nanum]]''
* ''Aconitum nanum''
* ''[[Aconitum napellus]]'' (Monkshood; type species)
* ''[[Aconitum napellus]]' (Monkshood; type species)
* ''[[Aconitum nasutum]]''
* ''Aconitum nasutum''
* ''[[Aconitum nemorum]]''
* ''Aconitum nemorum''
* ''[[Aconitum neosachalinense]]''
* ''Aconitum neosachalinense''
* ''[[Aconitum noveboracense]]'' (Northern Blue Monkshood)
* ''[[Aconitum noveboracense]]'' (Northern Blue Monkshood)
* ''[[Aconitum ochotense]]''
* ''Aconitum ochotense''
* ''[[Aconitum orientale]]''
* ''Aconitum orientale''
* ''[[Aconitum paniculatum]]''
* ''Aconitum paniculatum''
* ''[[Aconitum paradoxum]]''
* ''Aconitum paradoxum''
* ''[[Aconitum pascoi]]''
* ''Aconitum pascoi''
* ''[[Aconitum pavlovae]]''
* ''Aconitum pavlovae''
* ''[[Aconitum pilipes]]''
* ''Aconitum pilipes''
* ''[[Aconitum plicatum]]''
* ''Aconitum plicatum''
* ''[[Aconitum podolicum]]''
* ''Aconitum podolicum''
* ''[[Aconitum productum]]''
* ''Aconitum productum''
* ''[[Aconitum pseudokusnezowii]]''
* ''Aconitum pseudokusnezowii''
* ''[[Aconitum puchonroenicum]]''
* ''Aconitum puchonroenicum''
* ''[[Aconitum raddeanum]]''
* ''Aconitum raddeanum''
* ''[[Aconitum ranunculoides]]''
* ''Aconitum ranunculoides''
* ''[[Aconitum reclinatum]]'' (Trailing White Monkshood)
* ''Aconitum reclinatum'' (Trailing White Monkshood)
* ''[[Aconitum rogoviczii]]''
* ''Aconitum rogoviczii''
* ''[[Aconitum romanicum]]''
* ''Aconitum romanicum''
* ''[[Aconitum rotundifolium]]''
* ''Aconitum rotundifolium''
* ''[[Aconitum rubicundum]]''
* ''Aconitum rubicundum''
* ''[[Aconitum sachalinense]]''
* ''Aconitum sachalinense''
* ''[[Aconitum sajanense]]''
* ''Aconitum sajanense''
* ''[[Aconitum saxatile]]''
* ''Aconitum saxatile''
* ''[[Aconitum sczukinii]]''
* ''Aconitum sczukinii''
* ''[[Aconitum septentrionale]]''
* ''[[Aconitum septentrionale]]''
* ''[[Aconitum seravschanicum]]''
* ''Aconitum seravschanicum''
* ''[[Aconitum sichotense]]''
* ''Aconitum sichotense''
* ''[[Aconitum smirnovii]]''
* ''Aconitum smirnovii''
* ''[[Aconitum soongaricum]]''
* ''Aconitum soongaricum''
* ''[[Aconitum stoloniferum]]''
* ''Aconitum stoloniferum''
* ''[[Aconitum stubendorffii]]''
* ''Aconitum stubendorffii''
* ''[[Aconitum subalpinum]]''
* ''Aconitum subalpinum''
* ''[[Aconitum subglandulosum]]''
* ''Aconitum subglandulosum''
* ''[[Aconitum subvillosum]]''
* ''Aconitum subvillosum''
* ''[[Aconitum sukaczevii]]''
* ''Aconitum sukaczevii''
* ''[[Aconitum taigicola]]''
* ''Aconitum taigicola''
* ''[[Aconitum talassicum]]''
* ''Aconitum talassicum''
* ''[[Aconitum tanguticum]]''
* ''Aconitum tanguticum''
* ''[[Aconitum tauricum]]''
* ''Aconitum tauricum''
* ''[[Aconitum turczaninowii]]''
* ''Aconitum turczaninowii''
* ''[[Aconitum umbrosum]]''
* ''Aconitum umbrosum''
* ''[[Aconitum uncinatum]]'' (Southern Blue Monkshood)
* ''Aconitum uncinatum'' (Southern Blue Monkshood)
* ''[[Aconitum variegatum]]''
* ''Aconitum variegatum''
* ''[[Aconitum volubile]]''
* ''Aconitum volubile''
* ''[[Aconitum vulparia]]'' (Wolfsbane)
* ''[[Aconitum vulparia]]'' (Wolfsbane)
* ''[[Aconitum woroschilovii]]''
* ''Aconitum woroschilovii''
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