Aconitum tauricum

Description

“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: entire plant esp. roots, seeds Aconitum tauricum is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family. Some sources declare it as a subspecies of Aconitum napellus under the name Aconitum napellus subsp. tauricum. This wildflower is native to Europe (Austria, Germany, Romania, Ukraine, Yugoslavia). where it grows in alpine and subalpine areas. Inhabited biotops include meadows and tall herbaceous vegetation. Aconitum tauricum is a tall spindly erect to scandent forb which is perennial from rhizomes. Rhizomes are not globose. It has divided leaves with faintly visible net-like leaf veins on the underside (stem leafes). The flowering period extends primarily from August to October. The inflorescence is paniculate and simple or branched with a few side risps.