Wild monkshood facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Wild monkshood
Scientific classification
Genus:	Aconitum
Species:	uncinatum

Aconitum uncinatum, commonly known as wild monkshood or southern blue monkshood, is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. It grows in moist to wet habitats along streams and in woods and clearings. It grows in the eastern United States in the Appalachian Mountains, on the Piedmont, and on the upper Atlantic Coastal Plain.

Illustration of Aconitum uncinatum

Toxicity and uses

The roots and seeds contain alkaloids, which are most poisonous before flowering. The plant has been used to make medicine to treat neuralgia and sciatica.