Aconitum henryi
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| Aconitum henryi, inflorescence | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Aconitum |
| Species: | A. henryi
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Aconitum lioui[1] | |
Aconitum henryi is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family known by the common name Sparks variety monkshood.[2]
Description
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Aconitum henryi is a tall (up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) tall),[2] spindly, erect perennial which grows from rhizomes. It has glossy dark green[2] divided leaves, the surfaces are glabrous or adaxially sparsely appressed pubescent. The stem is long with far-spaced flowers. The sepals are blue or deep violet-blue.[2] The flowering period extends over the months of September and October. The fruits are pod-like follicles.[3] Aconitum henryi is poisonous due to the presence of alkaloids.
This species is often cultivated. There are different varieties.
Taxonomy
[edit]It was found in China and then first described and published by German botanist Ernst Georg Pritzel in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. (Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik) Vol.29 on page 329 in 1900.[4][5]
It was verified by United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service on 18 February 1998.[5]
Distribution
[edit]This wildflower is native to China,[5] (within the provinces of Gansu, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan and Zhejiang) where it grows in forests and scrubs in mountainous areas (1,000–3,100 m (3,300–10,200 ft) above sea level).[3]
Conservation
[edit]It is considered a plant of least concern on the 'Asia Red List' of plants based on the IUCN Red List.[6]
References
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- ^ a b c The Plant List (KEW): Aconitum henryi (2018-04-03)
- ^ a b c d "Aconitum 'Spark's Variety' | monk's hood 'Spark's Variety'/RHS Gardening". www.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ a b Encyclopedia of Life: Aconitum henryi (2018-04-03)
- ^ "Aconitum henryi | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ a b c "Aconitum henryi". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ "Asia Red List". www.abcdn.org. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
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