Wildflowers: Poisonous Plant of Alaska

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  1. BLD

    BLD New Member

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    While in Alaska recently, our guide pointed at this plant as highly poisonous. I do not remember the name. Can someone help?
     

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  2. togata57

    togata57 Generous Contributor 10 Years

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    Maybe Monkshood, Aconitum sp.?

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  3. Ron B

    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Looks like the related Delphinium.
     
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  4. Andrey Zharkikh

    Andrey Zharkikh Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Probably, a hybrid of the two: Aconitum delphiniifolium.
     
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