Plants : RanunculaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Aconitum napellus agg. L. sensu lato

Monk's-hood

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Aconitum napellus agg.

Description: This attractive plant is actually a member of the same family as the buttercups, but the flowers are more highly developed and shaped like the hood of a monk's habit. It is an introduction in Northern Ireland and a popular cottage-garden plant. In the wild it is mainly encountered as a casual on waste ground or on rubbish dumps.

All names: Aconitum napellus agg. L. sensu lato

Distribution Map from NBN: Aconitum napellus agg. at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Aconitum napellus agg. at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Aconitum napellus agg.. L. sensu lato. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2696. Accessed on 2026-11-02.