Ranunculaceae
Southern blue monkshood
Aconitum uncinatum
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Aconitum
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 钩柄乌头
- English
- Southern blue monkshood
Synonyms
- Aconitum scandens Muhl. ex Rchb.
- Aconitum uncinatum subsp. muticum (DC.) Hardin
- Aconitum uncinatum var. acutidens Fernald
- Aconitum uncinatum var. alpinum Memm.
- Aconitum uncinatum var. linnaeanum Ser.
- Aconitum uncinatum var. linnaeanum DC.
- Aconitum uncinatum var. michauxianum Ser.
- Aconitum uncinatum var. michauxianum DC.
- Aconitum uncinatum var. muticum DC.
- Aconitum uncinatum var. uncinatum
- Aconitum volubine Muhl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Kevin Speray, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.