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Aconitum napellus
Aconite
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The Aconitum napellus plant species is found in Britain. It is a member of the Ranunculaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Aconite. Cultivation | Propagation | General Uses
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Latin Name: Aconitum napellus
Common Name: Aconite
Family: Ranunculaceae
Author: L.
Known Hazards: The whole plant is highly toxic, acting especially on the nerve centres. At first it stimulatesthe central and peripheral nervous system and then paralyzes it. Other symptoms of poisoning include a burning sensation on the tongue, vomitting, tomach pain and diarrhoea. Simple skin contact with the plant has caused numbness in some people[4, 7, 9, 10, 14, 19, 65, 76, 244]. The root contains 90% more poison than the leaves[232].
Mature Height: 1.5 Mature Width: 0.3
Habitat: Damp shady places and moist rich meadows in southern Wales and southwestern England[7, 13, 31, 165, 176]. It is usually found in calcareous soils[9].
General Uses: None known
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