monkshood: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	wolfsbane • aconite • Aconitum

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Manchurian monkshood

Monkshood (Aconitum japonicum) with details of tuberous root and flower.

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Topics

common monkshood ‘Sparks variety’ monkshood Carmichael’s monkshood southern blue monkshood aconitine Ranunculaceae aconite anemone columbine larkspur buttercup baneberry winter aconite Clematis globeflower hepatica bugbane

Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap

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Close-up of a purple crocus plant, of the iris family (Iridaceae); location: Chicago, Illinois. (pollen, pollination, stamens, flowers, plants)

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