Nederlands: Blauwe monnikskap
Español: Acónito común - Acónito azul
Français: Aconit napel
Deutsch: Blauer Eisenhut - Echte Eisenhut
Family: Ranunculaceae-Buttercup family
Flowering time: June-September
Height: 50-150cm
Altitude: to 2500m
Colour: blue, bluish-purple
Leaves: bright green palmate spreading leaves
Habitat: damp habitats, woodlands, meadows, stream margins
Distribution: Belgium, Britain, France, Germany, Spain
Notes: The flowers resemble a helmet or a hood. It flourishes around alpine farms and in damp meadows wherever the soil is rich in nitrogen, thanks to livestock. One of the most poisonous plants of Europe and it therefor has names like ´vegetable arsenic´ and ´devil´s root´. It can cause irritation of the skin. In the Netherlands it is a garden plant.
Related key words: Rotterdam, Botanische tuin Kralingen, Kasteeltuin Neerijnen, Pyrenees, Pyreneeën, Pirineos, Picos de Europa, Alps, Alpine plant, toxic plant
