Common name
English: Chinese Monkshood
German: Herbsteisenhut
Mandarin: 乌头 (wu tou)
English: Chinese Monkshood
German: Herbsteisenhut
Mandarin: 乌头 (wu tou)
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Ranunculales (76)
Family: Ranunculaceae (53)(family description)
Genus: Aconitum (4)
Epithet: carmichaelii Debeaux (1)
carmichaelii => in honor of Dugald Carmichael (1772–1827), Hebridean-born British soldier and plant collector
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: blue
Check for Aconitum carmichaelii at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI