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Aconitum carmichaelii
Also called Japanese Aconite, Sichuan Aconite, Autumn Monkshood, Azure Monk's Hood, Azure Monkshood, Chinese Aconite, Common Monkshood
Carmichael's monkshood is a tall, erect perennial from China and northern Vietnam, grown for its late-summer and autumn spikes of blue flowers. It is highly poisonous, so handle it with care and keep it away from children and pets.
Aconitum carmichaelii is a species of flowering plant of the genus Aconitum, family Ranunculaceae. It is native to China and northern Vietnam in East Asia. It is commonly known as Chinese aconite, Carmichael's monkshood or Chinese wolfsbane. In Mandarin Chinese, it is known as fùzǐ (附子; meaning daughter root, or lateral root) and as wūtóu (烏頭; lit. "black head", referring to tuberous mother root, or root tuber); while in Japanese it is named torikabuto (鳥兜; (literally "bird-hat") after a type of ceremonial phoenix headdress, worn during the shamanic Kagura dance of the miko).
Korean Monk’shood · Indian aconite · Aconitum henryi · Monk's-hood · Monkshood
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
