| Aconitum uncinatum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Aconitum |
| Species: | A. uncinatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Aconitum uncinatum | |
Aconitum uncinatum, commonly known as wild monkshood[2] or southern blue monkshood,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. It grows in moist to wet habitats along streams and in woods and clearings.[2][4] It grows in the eastern United States in the Appalachian Mountains, on the Piedmont, and on the upper Atlantic Coastal Plain.[4]
Toxicity and uses[edit]
The roots and seeds contain alkaloids, which are most poisonous before flowering. The plant has been used to make medicine to treat neuralgia and sciatica.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Aconitum uncinatum L." International Plant Names Database. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
- ^ a b "Aconitum uncinatum (wild monkshood)". Go Botany. New England Wildflower Society. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Aconitum uncinatum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
- ^ a b Brink, D.E.; Woods, J.A. (1997). "Aconitum uncinatum". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 3. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2018-04-08 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ Niering, William A.; Olmstead, Nancy C. (1985) [1979]. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers, Eastern Region. Knopf. p. 725. ISBN 0-394-50432-1.