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'''''Aconitum columbianum''''' is a species of flowering plant in the [[Ranunculaceae|buttercup family]] known by the common names '''Columbian monkshood''' or '''western monkshood'''.
'''''Aconitum columbianum''''' is a species of flowering plant in the [[Ranunculaceae|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.<ref>[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ACCO4 USDA] . accessed 7.23.2013</ref> It is found from {{convert|600|-|2900|m|ft}} in elevation.<ref>[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?6434,6435,6436 Jepson] . accessed 7.23.2013</ref>
This wildflower is native to western North America where it grows in riparian and other moist areas, in meadows and coniferous forests.<ref>[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ACCO4 USDA] . accessed 7.23.2013</ref> It is found from {{convert|600|-|2900|m|ft}} in elevation.<ref>[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?6434,6435,6436 Jepson] . accessed 7.23.2013</ref> The plant is 24 to 72 inches tall. It is a [[perennial plant]] and herb.


==Description==
==Description==
''Aconitum columbianum'' is a tall spindly erect to scandent forb which is perennial from rhizomes. It has lobed or toothed leaves and long stems with far-spaced flowers.

[[Image:Aconitum columbianum seeds.jpg|left|thumb|Seeds]]
[[Image:Aconitum columbianum seeds.jpg|left|thumb|Seeds]]
The folded, wrinkly flowers are often deep blue or purple, but may also be white or yellowish, and they usually have a spur. The fruits are pod-like [[Follicle (fruit)|follicles]]. It is 24 to 72 inches tall.
The folded, wrinkly flowers are often deep blue or purple, but may also be white or yellowish, and they usually have a spur. The fruits are pod-like [[Follicle (fruit)|follicles]].


Like other [[Aconitum|monkshoods]] (''Aconitum'' species), this plant is poisonous to humans and livestock, although some species have been used to make drugs.<ref>{{cite book |last=Whitney |first=Stephen |title=Western Forests (The Audubon Society Nature Guides) |date=1985 |publisher=Knopf |location=New York |isbn=0-394-73127-1 |page=[https://archive.org/details/westernforests00whit/page/598 598] |url=https://archive.org/details/westernforests00whit/page/598 }}</ref> The plant was used in anti-fever medicine at some point The species have [[aconitine]]. Consumption by humans can cause tingling, mouth becoming numb, mouth burning, salivating, nausea, vomiting, blurry vision, anxiety, weakness, dizziness, loss of coordination, and death.
Like other [[Aconitum|monkshoods]] (''Aconitum'' species), this plant is poisonous to humans and livestock, although some species have been used to make drugs.<ref>{{cite book |last=Whitney |first=Stephen |title=Western Forests (The Audubon Society Nature Guides) |date=1985 |publisher=Knopf |location=New York |isbn=0-394-73127-1 |page=[https://archive.org/details/westernforests00whit/page/598 598] |url=https://archive.org/details/westernforests00whit/page/598 }}</ref> The plant was used in anti-fever medicine at some point The species have [[aconitine]]. Consumption by humans can cause tingling, mouth becoming numb, mouth burning, salivating, nausea, vomiting, blurry vision, anxiety, weakness, dizziness, loss of coordination, and death.

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Aconitum columbianum
Aconitum columbianum in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Aconitum
Species:
A. columbianum
Binomial name
Aconitum columbianum
Synonyms

Aconitum geranioides
Aconitum leibergii

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.[1] It is found from 600–2,900 metres (2,000–9,500 ft) in elevation.[2] The plant is 24 to 72 inches tall. It is a perennial plant and herb.

Description

Seeds

The folded, wrinkly flowers are often deep blue or purple, but may also be white or yellowish, and they usually have a spur. The fruits are pod-like follicles.

Like other monkshoods (Aconitum species), this plant is poisonous to humans and livestock, although some species have been used to make drugs.[3] The plant was used in anti-fever medicine at some point The species have aconitine. Consumption by humans can cause tingling, mouth becoming numb, mouth burning, salivating, nausea, vomiting, blurry vision, anxiety, weakness, dizziness, loss of coordination, and death.

Bumblebees pollinate the plant because smaller insects are unable to get to the nectar.

Subspecies

Subspecies and varieties include:[4]

  • Aconitum columbianum ssp. columbianum [5]
  • Aconitum columbianum var. howellii — Howell's monkshood [6]
  • Aconitum columbianum ssp. viviparum [7]

References

  1. ^ USDA . accessed 7.23.2013
  2. ^ Jepson . accessed 7.23.2013
  3. ^ Whitney, Stephen (1985). Western Forests (The Audubon Society Nature Guides). New York: Knopf. p. 598. ISBN 0-394-73127-1.
  4. ^ CalFlora: Aconitum columbianum
  5. ^ CalFlora: Aconitum columbianum ssp. columbianum
  6. ^ Calflora: Aconitum columbianum var. howellii
  7. ^ CalFlora: Aconitum columbianum ssp. viviparum

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