Aconitum napellus

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Οὐδείς, ὃ νοεῖς μὲν, οἶδεν, ὃ δέ ποιεῖς, βλέπει → Quid cogites, scit nemo; quid facias, patet → nicht weiß man, was du denkst, doch sieht man, was du tust

Menander, Monostichoi, 424

Latin > Greek

ἀκόνιτον, ἀκόνιτος, σκορπίος, θηλυφόνον

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Aconitum napellus, monkshood, aconite, Venus' chariot or wolfsbane, is a species of highly toxic flowering plants in the genus Aconitum of the family Ranunculaceae, native and endemic to western and central Europe. It is an herbaceous perennial plant growing to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) tall, with hairless stems and leaves. The leaves are rounded, 5–10 cm (2.0–3.9 in) diameter, palmately divided into five to seven deeply lobed segments. The flowers are dark purple to bluish-purple, narrow oblong helmet-shaped, 1–2 cm (0.39–0.79 in) tall. Plants native to Asia and North America formerly listed as A. napellus are now regarded as separate species. The plant is extremely poisonous in both ingestion and body contact.