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Monkshood - - Aconitum columbianum
Wildflowers with Michelle Gibbons
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Educational, 29-Jul-2025
Biologist, Michelle Gibbons, warns us about another highly poisonous plant.
Aconitum columbianum, also known as monkshood, is a member of the Buttercup family and is extremely poisonous. Nazis reportedly used the Aconitine in this flower to make poisonous bullets during World War II.
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