Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Aconitum uncinatum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
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Learn more about Appalachian Blue Monkshood from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aconitum uncinatum ssp. uncinatum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Aconitum uncinatum
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database
Aconitum uncinatum ssp. muticum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-04-001:
Aconitum uncinatum FAMILY Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Aconitum uncinatum
COMMON NAME:
Appalachian Blue Monkshood, Eastern Blue Monkshood
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JK Marlow jkm190719_9951
July Transylvania County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
Leaves deeply cleft into 3-5 irregularly lobed segments, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977).
COMPARE
leaves of Geranium, Larkspur and Monkshood
Kevin Adams kcaaconitumuncinatum_23
August Guilford County NC
Upper sepal (called the helmet in this genus) is enlarged into a hood ~3/4", per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_a_uncinatum
September
The hood conceals the 2 small petals, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
JK Marlow jkm221103_0579
November Pickens County SC
Nine Times Preserve
Follicles sparsely pubescent to glabrate, 8-12mm long, 5-6mm broad; pedicles short hirsute, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Aconitum uncinatum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aconitum uncinatum ssp. uncinatum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Aconitum uncinatum
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Aconitum uncinatum ssp. muticum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-04-001:
Aconitum uncinatum
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Aconitum uncinatum
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