Wholesome Wolf'S Bane
Aconitum anthora
Ranunculaceae
Other names
Yellow Helmet Flower
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Long-lived perennial
Native distribution
S, Cent. and E Europe, Mainly in the Moutains
Source of plant
Seneca Hill Perennials
Description
Roots tuberous. Stems erect, sparingly branched. Leaves more or less orbicular, deeply divided into numerous linear segments, glabrous or sparsely crisped-hairy on margins and beneath. Inflorescence racemose, compact or branched at base; pedicels densely crisped-hairy; flowers numerous, yellow; helmet more or less hemispehric, perianth persistent around developing follicles, spurs straight. Follicles generally 5; seeds acutely quadrangular, black.
USDA Hardiness Zone
6