Aconitum uncinatum L.

Wild Monkshood

Names and Myths

Aconitum Ancient Greek and Latin name of uncertain origin.

uncinatum Hooked; from the tip of the helmet

Wild Monkshood

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Natural history / Folklore

All Monkshoods are poisonous. They have been oimplicated in livestock deaths. In humans symptoms include speech problems, nausea, blurred vision, anxiety and in some cases death.¹⁹

Description

Low woods, damp slopes, August to October.