Aconitum henryi
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|image = Aconitum henryi spark`s variety 0.1 R.jpg
|image_caption = Aconitum henryi, inflorescence
|genus = Aconitum
|species = henryi
|authority = E. Pritz.
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|synonyms = Aconitum liouiThe Plant List (KEW): [http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2618812 Aconitum henryi] (2018-04-03)
Aconitum shensiense
Aconitum sungpanense
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Aconitum henryi is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family known by the common name Sparks variety monkshood.{{cite web |title=Aconitum 'Spark's Variety' {{!}} monk's hood 'Spark's Variety'/RHS Gardening |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/89282/i-Aconitum-i-Spark-s-Variety/Details |website=www.rhs.org.uk |accessdate=7 June 2020}}
Description
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Aconitum henryi is a tall (up to {{convert|1.5|m|0|abbr=on}} tall), spindly, erect perennial which grows from rhizomes. It has glossy dark green divided leaves, the surfaces are glabrous or adaxially sparsely appressed pubescent. The stem is long with far-spaced flowers. The sepals are blue or deep violet-blue. The flowering period extends over the months of September and October. The fruits are pod-like follicles. Aconitum henryi is poisonous due to the presence of alkaloids.
This species is often cultivated. There are different varieties.
Taxonomy
It was found in China and then first described and published by German botanist Ernst Georg Pritzel in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. (Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik) Vol.29 on page 329 in 1900.{{cite web |title=Aconitum henryi {{!}} International Plant Names Index |url=https://www.ipni.org/n/707424-1 |website=www.ipni.org |accessdate=7 June 2020}}{{GRIN | Aconitum henryi | 410021 | accessdate = 7 June 2020}}
It was verified by United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service on 18 February 1998.
Distribution
This wildflower is native to China, (within the provinces of Gansu, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan and Zhejiang) where it grows in forests and scrubs in mountainous areas ({{convert|1000|-|3100|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level).Encyclopedia of Life: [http://www.eol.org/pages/2873300/overview#2738 Aconitum henryi] (2018-04-03)
Conservation
It is considered a plant of least concern on the 'Asia Red List' of plants based on the IUCN Red List.{{cite web |title=Asia Red List |url=http://www.abcdn.org/redlistasia?page=30 |website=www.abcdn.org |accessdate=7 June 2020 |language=en}}
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Category:Taxa named by Ernst Pritzel
Category:Garden plants of Europe
Category:Plants described in 1900
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