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Aconitum anthora L.

Yellow monkshood (en), Aconit anthore (fr), Maclou (fr), Aconit anthora (fr), Anthore (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Aconitum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.6-0.675m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 0.68
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Steppe meadows, rarely in inundated or dry-valley meadows, herb-covered and stony slopes, and mountain river valleys; in the alpine zone in alpine meadows and tundras, and on glacial moraines.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use Antidote (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Sudorific (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified)
Human toxicity very strong toxic (seed), very strong toxic (root), very strong toxic (whole)
Animal toxicity very strong toxic (seed), very strong toxic (root), very strong toxic (whole)

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 5 - 270
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Aconitum anthora habit picture by F. Manzano (cc-by-sa)
Aconitum anthora habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Aconitum anthora habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Aconitum anthora leaf picture by F. Manzano (cc-by-sa)
Aconitum anthora leaf picture by Catherine David (cc-by-sa)
Aconitum anthora leaf picture by Guy DR (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Aconitum anthora flower picture by Serrano (cc-by-sa)
Aconitum anthora flower picture by Gilles Gilles (cc-by-sa)
Aconitum anthora flower picture by Hugo Hussié (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Aconitum anthora fruit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Aconitum anthora fruit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Aconitum anthora world distribution map, present in Armenia, China, France, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Liberia, Mongolia, Russian Federation, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:707158-1
WFO ID wfo-0000516910
COL ID 9G4C
BDTFX ID 496
INPN ID 80007
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Aconitum anthoroideum Aconitum eulophum Aconitum inclinatum Aconitum pallasii Aconitum tuberosum Aconitum versicolor Anthora versicolor Aconitum confertiflorum Aconitum decandollei Aconitum jacquinii Delphinium anthora Aconitum nemorosum Aconitum pseudanthora Anthora saxatilis Aconitum nemorosum Aconitum ochroleucum Aconitum pseudanthora Aconitum anthorum Aconitum candollei Aconitum coeruleum Aconitum pyrenaicum Aconitum anthora var. confertiflorum Aconitum anthora subsp. confertiflorum Aconitum anthora var. patulum Aconitum anthora var. velutinum Aconitum anthora var. versicolor Aconitum confertiflorum var. armenum Aconitum confertiflorum var. armenum Aconitum confertiflorum var. pumilum Aconitum confertiflorum var. versicolor Aconitum anthora var. anthoroideum Aconitum anthora f. jacquinii Aconitum anthora subsp. nemorosum Aconitum anthora f. collinum Aconitum anthora
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