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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Plant Height: 3 feet
Plant Spread: 1 foot
Leaves: Broadleaf
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Tuber
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Fruit is poisonous
Other: Flowers are poisonous
Pollinators: Bees
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
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Common names
  • Columbian Monkshood
  • Monkshood
  • Western Monkshood
  • Aconite

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Location: Wauconda, WA
Date: 2016-07-30
Location: Boulder Lake in Payette National Forest, Idaho
Photo courtesy of:Miguel Vieira

Steve Hurst @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
Location: Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Photo courtesy of:Walter Siegmund
Location: Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Photo courtesy of:Walter Siegmund
Location: Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Photo courtesy of:Walter Siegmund
Location: Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest 1077 meter (3533 ft)
Photo courtesy of:Walter Siegmund
Comments:
  • Posted by Bonehead (Planet Earth - Zone 8b) on Aug 6, 2016 11:17 AM concerning plant:
    Native in the Pacific NW, found in moist forests and meadows, usually along stream-banks, at middle to subalpine elevations. All parts of the plant are toxic, especially to livestock. The tubers contain aconitin, which paralyses the nerves and lowers body temperature and blood pressure.
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Found in the wild by Bonehead Dec 12, 2016 5:02 PM 0

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