Biology:Aconitum uncinatum
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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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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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
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
- ↑ "Aconitum uncinatum L.". http://beta.ipni.org/n/707923-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Aconitum uncinatum (wild monkshood)", Go Botany (New England Wildflower Society), https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/Aconitum/uncinatum/, retrieved 2018-04-08
- ↑ "Aconitum uncinatum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=AUCN. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Brink, D.E.; Woods, J.A. (1997), "Aconitum uncinatum", in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA), 3, New York and Oxford, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233500021, retrieved 2018-04-08
- ↑ 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q15361832 entry
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