Aconitum anthora

Poison monkshood ( Aconitum Anthora )

The Poison Aconite (Aconitum Anthora ) is a species of the genus (Aconitum ).

Trivial names

It is also known as Pale Yellow Monkshood, poisonous, medicinal antidote and fine leaf Eisenhut. Only regionally common are the common name Heart Wurz, healing poison, Giel storm Hott ( Transylvania) and Arab zedoary.

Description

The poison aconite grows as a perennial herbaceous plant reaches and stature heights of 25 to 150 centimeters. The stiff erect stems are bluish - green and hairy. The root is thickened beet shaped. The hand-shaped stem leaves are divided down to the bottom five to seven parts, the portions are two to three times pinnately lobed and narrow linealische, have 1 to 2 millimeters wide tip.

The pale yellow flowers are hairy zygomorph and soft. The hemispherical helmet is about as high as wide. The follicles have a dense and soft hair ..

Occurrence

The distribution area includes the Alps, Spanish Mountains, Pyrenees, Corbières, Jura, Istria, Croatia, Hungary, Moravia and Galicia. In the Alps, even rarely used in the Maritime Alps to Grajische Alps and the southern limestone mountains.

In Austria, the poison aconite is rare to spread to montane zone very rare in the provinces of Lower Austria and Styria from the colline.

As the site dry pastures and stony grass are preferred on calcareous soils. The Poison Aconite often grows in Blue Grass Lawn.

Origin of the name

The Artepipheton Anthora is derived from the Greek anti ( against ) and Ranunculus thora, the very toxic shield leaf Buttercup ( colloquially referred to as poison buttercup ), since keeping the plant for an effective antidote to the poison of crowfoot. The popular name and the name of Aconitum salutiferum also refer to this circumstance.

The root was also used as an antidote for poisoning with aconite other species. However, the plant is like all aconite species very toxic.