Aconite

Aconitum napellus is a plant reaching a height of 20-100 cm. It has a fleshy rhizome that produces new rhizomes each year. The stem is upright and finely hairy. The dark green leaves are glossy on the upper side, petiolate, and rounded in outline. The flowers are colored blue-violet, rarely white. They form a narrow flower raceme. The fruits are follicles with angular seeds.

It blooms from July to September.

Occurrence

It occurs in moist soils. Most commonly in forests, ditches, by streams, on slopes, screes and fertilized sites.

Use

IT IS HIGHLY POISONOUS! The highest concentration of poison is in young tubers during winter. It is used only as a solitary plant.

It belongs to the buttercup family.