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Aconite

Aconitum napellus

Aconite, also known as monkshood, is a beautiful flower with hood-shaped petals. It blooms in shades of blue, purple, and white, adding color to shady gardens.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Aconite has striking deep blue to purplish flowers, uniquely shaped like a monk's hood or helmet. These tall, upright plants feature dark green, deeply lobed leaves, creating a dramatic, elegant appearance in gardens and woodlands.

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Aconite
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Aconite

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Seltenheit

Rare

Gefahr

5/5 · Extrem

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Interessante Fakten

Ancient people believed it could protect against werewolves and evil spirits!

Even touching the sap can cause skin irritation or worse effects!

Its striking flowers are often called "monk's hood" or "wolfsbane"!

This plant produces some of the fastest-acting and most potent natural poisons.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Potent Protector

Aconite can produce powerful toxins in its roots and leaves, which helps it strongly deter most hungry herbivores.

Fähigkeit

Guided Pollinator

Aconite has unique helmet-shaped flowers that guide specific long-tongued insects like bumblebees directly to its nectar.

Fähigkeit

Cold Resilient

Aconite thrives in cool, damp, mountainous regions, allowing it to survive and bloom even in challenging, colder environments.

Maße und Details

Höhe
100-150 cm
Ausbreitung
30-60 cm
Blütengröße
2-4 cm
Blütezeit
Late summer to fall
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Deadly
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Buff-tailed bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

Specialized bees fit its unique flower shape and access nectar.

pollinates

Common carder bee

Bombus pascuorum

Another key pollinator, vital for the plant's reproduction in its habitat.

shelters

European Beech

Fagus sylvatica

Often thrives in the dappled shade beneath broadleaf trees like this.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Monkshood

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

5/5 · Extrem

Never touch or ingest any part of the aconite plant as it is extremely poisonous.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Aconite?

100-150 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Aconite?

30-60 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von Aconite?

2-4 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Aconite?

Late summer to fall

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Aconite?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Aconite?

Deadly

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Aconite?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Aconite?

Insekten

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