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Aconitum columbianum
Also called Columbia Aconite, Columbia Monkshood, Western Monkshood
Aconitum columbianum is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family known by the common names Columbian monkshood or western monkshood.
This wildflower is native to western North America where it grows in riparian and other moist areas, in meadows and coniferous forests. It is found from 600–2,900 metres (2,000–9,500 ft) in elevation.
Western monkshood is occasionally grown in gardens for its dramatic dark purple-blue blossoms. It requires a moist and rich soil as well as shade in all but the gentlest of climates.
Aconitum columbianum grows throughout the western United States, from the west coast through the Rocky Mountains. In addition, it is also found in parts of British Columbia and South Dakota. It is also reported to grow in Iowa, Wisconsin, New York, and the Mexican states of Sonora and Chihuahua.
Yellow monkshood · Aconitum assamicum · Aconitum biflorum · Aconitum bucovinense · Carmichael's monkshood · Korean Monk’shood · Aconitum decipiens · Branched Monkshood · Indian aconite · Aconitum firmum · Fischer monkshood · Aconitum flavum
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aconitum columbianum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
