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Aconitum napellus

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Field Notes

Description:

Tall plant, more than 1 m to the tip of the flower raceme.
It is an herbaceous perennial plant growing to 1 metre tall, with hairless stems and leaves. The leaves are rounded, 5–10 cm diameter, palmately divided into five to seven deeply lobed segments. The flowers are dark purple to bluish-purple, narrow oblong helmet-shaped, 1–2 cm tall.

Habitat:

Woodland area within Molenbeek, Erps-Kwerps.
http://oud.kortenberg.com/kaardebol/molenbeekvallei.htm

Species ID Suggestions

Monkshood

Aconitum sp.

Comments (1)

Thanks for the ID tip, StirredMocha! :-)

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